On Thursday, April 4, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Wilson Center will host the 6th Annual Security Challenges in Latin America Forum – Environmental Protection: Land Use in the Amazon Basin and Marine Conservation. This year’s forum will address environmental protection in the Americas, with a special focus on land use and illegal deforestation, the role of armed forces and law enforcement in protecting the environment, and threats to marine diversity, such as illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Panel 1 – Land Use and Illegal Deforestation
Panel 2 – Threats to Marine Diversity: Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Panel 3 – The Role of Armed Forces and Law Enforcement in Protecting the Environment

• Breakfast and refreshments will be offered during the forum, and a reception will follow.
• Doors open at 8:15 a.m. Seating is first-come, first-served.

The full program is attached. Please check back for updates.

Event Program [English]
Event Program [Spanish]