Invitee only Urban Transformations event hosted by WRI Brasil and FNP (Brazil’s National Front of Mayors) will discuss many topics related to urban challenges including the relation between cities and forests. The session will discuss how to manage conservation and restoration of green infrastructure to leverage benefits like mitigating GHG emissions, better air quality and biodiversity and watersheds protection. The event is invitee only. Moderator: Rafael Barbieri, Natural Infrastructure and Land Use specialist at WRI Brasil

• André Fraga, Municipal Secretary for Sustainable Cities and Innovation, Salvador
• Fernando Pieroni, President-Director of Instituto Semeia
• Marie Ikemoto, Territory Management and Geospatial Information Manager for Instituto Estadual do Ambiente do Rio de Janeiro