Journey with us to the Amazon for our last conversation of the year! We will be speaking with Adrian and Ryan about their recent expeditions to the Amazon. Adrian will share more about the technologies that are revolutionizing the conservation scene from the XPrize and Ryan will be sharing about his journey documenting a conservation organization that’s doing incredible work protecting wildcats and wildlife in the Amazonian rainforest.
Adrian Loo - Associate Professor, NUS CNCS
Adrian is a champion of the fight against the illegal wildlife trade. He is the mentor for the CITES Global Youth Network, working to protect endangered species from unsustainable trade and illegal trade. He is also on the XPRIZE panel of judges for the Rainforest Prize and a member of the XPrize Biodiversity and Conservation Brain Trust.
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Previously, he was the Group Director for Wildlife Management and Senior Director for Community Projects, Corporate Development and Services at the National Parks Board where he led the endeavour to reduce human-wildlife conflicts and stakeholder engagement for the One Million Trees movement. At NUS CNCS, Adrian will be embarking on research and collaborations to harness conservation technology and combat the illegal wildlife trade. He will continue to pursue his passion for education and cultivating the next generation.
Ryan Peters - Photographer/ Naturalist
From shipyard worker to photographer, Ryan Peters has photographed the likes of American political figures such as Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi, football legend Dider Dogba, Korea superstar Choo Sung-hoon and Chinese film actress Fan Bingbing. He has also completed multiplied projects for National Geographic and the BBC. Ryan has visited wild ecosystems across the planet and uses his background in photography to support wildlife conservation efforts in his home region of Southeast Asia. ​
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Wild Conversations: Amazon Expedition
Date: Thursday, 5 December 2024
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Location: Strangers Lounge, 195 Pearl's Hill Terrace, #02-38D
Livestream: Wild Space’s YouTube Channel
This event is free-to-attend, but we do encourage contributions that will go towards supporting a conservation cause of our speaker's choice. We will be supporting Singapore Wildcat Action Group (SWAG) in wildcat conservation efforts. Also, if you enjoy Wild Conversations and would like to help us keep this going, we would appreciate any amount of contribution.
This event is supported by the SG Eco Fund.