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samples, and presented their findings at the American Geophysical Union meeting in December.
face with federal and state government representatives to access resources and technical assistance.
Woodwell Climate also hosted several interns through the Partnership Education Program. These undergraduate students participated in research and communications activities across the Center.
6 Representing our expertise
5 Convening critical conversations Woodwell Climate has been conducting tropical forest research in Brazil for nearly two decades alongside partner organization IPAM Amazônia. This year, Water Program Director, Dr. Marcia Macedo and collaborators, including Dr. Ane Alencar of IPAM, convened a multiday workshop in Brazil that produced a policy brief on forest degradation. They then organized experts to submit public comments on Brazil’s updated policy for controlling Amazon deforestation, which for the first time also addresses forest degradation. Across the globe, Permafrost Pathways partner, Alaska Institute for Justice (AIJ), hosted a “Rights, Resilience, and Community-Led Adaptation” workshop on Dena’ina homelands in Anchorage, Alaska. The two-day workshop created space for Tribes to share their expertise with each other and connect face-to-
Our experts showed up as thought leaders this year at several high profile events. As just a few examples, Woodwell Climate’s Arctic Program Director Dr. Sue Natali and Senior Science Policy Advisor Peter Frumhoff both spoke on panels alongside other leading voices in climate at SxSW in Austin, TX. Senior Geospatial Analyst, Greg Fiske attended the Esri User Conference, where his topographic map of Alaska garnered two awards. And Assistant Scientist, Dr. Ludmila Rattis gave a talk at TED Countdown about her research on the role of Tapirs in rainforest restoration.
between climate change and extreme weather events. 8 Rebuilding an Arctic research station Last fall, Scotty Creek Research Station in Canada—one of the only Indigenousled climate research stations in the world—was almost entirely consumed by a late-season wildfire. Woodwell Climate’s Permafrost Pathways project is providing rebuilding support to the Łíídl˛ı˛ı K�ų�ę First Nation. Project scientists Dr. Kyle Arndt and Marco Montemayor visited the site for two weeks this spring to restore an essential carbon monitoring tower.
7 Making headlines Woodwell Climate team members showed up in over 5,000 media stories this year. Our scientific leadership provided quotes for a broad range of high profile climate stories in the New York Times, Reuters, Boston Globe, CNN, and Grist, just to name a few. Senior Scientist Dr. Jen Francis was quoted over 4.2K times, appearing in major news outlets like the Washington Post and AP News to provide accessible context about the links
above left: Polaris Project 2023 students. / photo courtesy of Sue Natali; above right: Ludmila Rattis speaks at TED Countdown, July 2023 / photo by Jasmina Tomic/TED; above: Sunrise over the Scotty Creek tower site in March 2023. / photo by Marco Montemayor
