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Feb 13, 2025Feb 13, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

Pandas Return to San Diego: Conservation, Diplomacy and Collaboration

Pandas Return to San Diego: Conservation, Diplomacy and Collaboration

This event delves into the power of collaboration and people-to-people diplomacy that made it possible to bring two giant pandas back to the San Diego Zoo. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s conservation scientists have pioneered partnerships with their Chinese counterparts to protect and restore the giant panda’s population, habitats and food supply. Despite rising geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China, the Alliance’s leadership succeeded in securing the return of the giant panda to San Diego in June 2024.

Focusing on the achievements of bilateral conservation efforts and diplomacy, this event highlights both the challenges and the opportunities within U.S.-China collaboration.

  • 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Reception
  • 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Lecture

Speakers:
Paul Baribault, President and CEO, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Megan Owen, Ph.D., Vice President, Wildlife Conservation Science
Peter K. Wong, Senior Advisor, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Moderator:
Victor Shih, Director, 21st Century China Center; Ho Miu Lam Chair Professor in China and Pacific Relations, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
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This public lecture is organized by the 21st Century China Center (21CCC) at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information about this and other 21CCC events, please visit china.ucsd.edu.
 

Date and Time

Feb 13, 2025Feb 13, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

Location

Hybrid: Atkinson Pavilion & Patio, Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club

Event Registration

Registration for this event is required by . Visit the registration page for details.

Event Fee

Free

Contact

Susan Zau    jszau@ucsd.edu    858-82-21698

Audience

Faculty, Staff, Students, The General Public, Alumni, Parents and Family

Event Host

21st Century China Center at School of Global Policy and Strategy

Event Category

Talks and Lectures