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THE SECOND QLF Alumni Congress BARCELONA, CATALONIA, SPAIN SUNDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2016 – WEDNESDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2016

At the Second QLF Alumni Congress, QLF Alumni, partner organizations, and practitioners convened in Barcelona to share knowledge of stewardship of natural resources and cultural heritage, to catalyze conservation action, and to set QLF’s agenda for the next decade. The ideas and connections generated at the Congress have the potential to make a lasting contribution to a more sustainable global community. 232504_QLF Congress Report.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/18 10:22 AM Page 3 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage THE QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS © 2018Quebec-LabradorFoundation Lesie Van Gelder, Cricket Wilbur Quebec-Labrador Foundation Elizabeth Alling,LisaAndrews, Charles Hildt,AdrienneKotler, Julia Cavicchi,MéganeDéziel, 606, rueCathcart, bureau 401 Katherine Litka,MeganLalli, Nina McKee,Brent Mitchell, H3B 1K9Montréal,Québec Design byHird GraphicDesign The Ven. RobertA.Bryan Printed atRAMPrinting,Inc. Ipswich, Contributing Writers Senior Vice President Lawrence B.Morris Phone 514.395.6020 Phone 978.356.0038 Founding Chairman 4 SouthMainStreet Writer andEditor Alexandra Morris, Alexandra President Fax 514.395.4505 Fax 978.356.7322 President &CEO Elizabeth Alling Grace Weatherall Brent Mitchell [email protected] QLF Canada www.QLF.org Canada U.S.A. 01938 ~ ~ ~ Emeritus TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLEOF After the What Cameofthe Andalusia: APost- Catalan Stewardship: APost- Day 4 cnwegmns. . 54 Acknowledgements Congress A fewThoughtsonthe . . 16 Workshops Day 3 Day 2 Day 2 QLF Governing Boards. .56 QLF GoverningBoards. . . 55 QLF: ThePeople. Day 1 Day 1 Pre- L lmii aaoi 3 . QLF AlumniinCatalonia 2 . Message from thePresident. Frwl inra ectdlBr .34 Farewell DinneratMercat delBorn .33 Session:Workshop Plenary Presentations Closing Message from the President. .35 ClosingMessagefrom thePresident. .30 Appreciation Morris DinnerforLarry Dne n pehsa ó atBnt. . 13 DinnerandSpeechesatMónSantBenet Tours .12 ofBarcelona andMontserrat .11 SessionatSanPau Plenary

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2 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: exchange programs. Inparticular, wewillworkto QLF remains committedtodirecting international INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGEPROGRAMS gram partnerships withourrespective Alumni. with severalorganizations toestablishnewpro- PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS following: in thewakeof banner oftheGlobalLeadershipNetwork.Assuch, exchanges, andtolaunchnewinitiativesunderthe facilitators, presenters, and ommendations setforth attheworkshopPlenary Senior Vice President Brent Mitchell,alongwith Congress platform andfuelfortheideasgeneratedat 75 countriesandsixglobalregions. andstewardship,conservation andwhorepresent standing individualswhoare prominent leadersin Global LeadershipNetworkofAlumni,theout- affirm mybeliefthat QLF’s future holds great from 38countries,representing more than100 of Alumni,partners,practitioners andconservation Alumni, Staff, andConsultantswhocollectively Congress dedicated efforts ofourQLFpartners inCatalonia, Hungary. Iamgratefulforthecontributionsand 2016: ten years after our first at the and Friends. Greetings toyou,myQLFColleagues,Alumni, PRESIDENT THE FROM MESSAGE promise. Ourpathforward willbedefinedbyour Congress alliances andworkingpartnerships. ignited newenergy forourfuture work,andforged result wasexhilarating.We rekindled friendships, andwhatIwitnessedinCataloniaasa servation: expertise, andpassion forcommunity-basedcon- chance topowerfully combineourknowledge, organizations. The2016 it was better than I ever imagined. made the direct current regional programs andinternational Session mirror myvisionofQLF'sfuture: thatis,to The The ideasandcommitmentsgeneratedatthe extraordinaryWe group were 160intotal—an An excitingnewchapterinQLF’s began history Congress , were orchestrated masterfully byQLF , andespeciallyduringtheworkshops, Congress donors, Members of the Governing Boards, Congress held in Catalonia, Spain, in November workshops, whichprovided the Congress a resounding success—in fact, a resounding success—in Congress Congress we willroll outthe Congress QLFisindialogue – gave usthe staff. Therec- in Budapest, – initiative namedQLFGlobal,whichisdesignedto QLF GLOBAL Southeast AsiaProgram. revitalize theMiddleEastProgram andexpandthe offer consulting assignments to Alumni conservation leaders and practitioners. Assignments are expected to produce innovativesolutionstoshared localand these newinitiatives. growth asweenteranewQLFchapterandpursue this to generatenewfundingsources forQLF. regional environmental challengesworldwide,and success inBarcelona. Thefollowingpagescontain world today. legacy aswefacethechallengesathandinour privilege toacceptthemantleofleadership.Iwill an accountofthe forwardcarry andbuildonyourextraordinary leader ofthisorganization. Itisanhonoranda each oneofuscanmakeadifference. family, hasneverfailedusinhisbeliefthat Larry connection withthepeoplethatmakeupourQLF work thatthe wit, andhisvision.Alwaysmaintainingadeep years, Ihavebeeninspired byhisleadership, Morris.Overthelastfifteen my gratitudetoLarry QLF President BethAllingaddresses the I amexcitedbytheenergy thatcameoutof Thanks, too,toallofyouforaresounding Thank you,Larry, foryourtrustinmeasa Finally, onapersonalnote,Iwishtoexpress Congress QLF President &CEO Beth Alling , andbyourre-confirmed potentialfor Congress QLF is developing– a new consulting Congress Congress ~ represents. , andtheimportant ~ PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage3 30% oftheregion. Theseareas are dividedinto marine protected areas, compriseapproximately sandy shores. Protected areas, whichinclude rocky coastsandmountains,fertile plainsand Mediterranean seaboard. Catalanterrainincludes as wellapproximately aquarter ofthecountry’s Spain includesasectionofthePyrenees Mountains Andorra, ontheIberianPeninsula.Thisregion of northeastern corner ofSpain,bordering Franceand again, thistimeinCatalonia. George H.Walker, toconveneourAlumnionce capacity. QLF’s Alumni over fivedecadesinevery ants whohaveworkedfor andstaff andconsult- lows, fel- international interns, est strength over its history is its cadré of volunteers, 10 yearsafterthefirstQLF geography. Itisonly fitting, undiminished bytimeand and feelingsaboutQLF, and share thesamespirit munity andconservation, Many are leadersincom- in sixregions worldwide. and hailfrom 75countries number more than5,000 There consensusthatQLF’s isoverwhelming great- Budapest hosted by the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary DELIBERATELY BUILT A NETWORK OF ALUMNI. OVER DECADES,QLFHASQUIETLY AND CATALONIA IN ALUMNI QLF Participants from Catalonia (orCatalunya,inCatalan)liesthe The FirstAlumniCongress nHnay 06~ in Hungary, 2006 Alumni Congress MAP BY STEPHEN ENGLE PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA in in much the same way that Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, andRomaniawere emerging from Soviet nature reserves, andnaturalparks. interest, undevelopednature reserves, partial land stewardship across thecontinent.Today, QLF privately protected areas across Catalonia;another teamed withasavingsbanktocreate anetworkof a socialapproach OneAlumnus toconservation. a region culturallyandhistoricallypredisposed to dominion. and othersinaEuropean Unionproject topromote areas. Inrecent years,QLFadvisedtheseAlumni that supports individuals tomanageprivatenatural created aCatalannetworkoflocalorganizations land stewardship foundfertile ground inCatalonia, five types:nationalparks,naturalsitesof To QLF, Cataloniaisdistinctivenotonlyfor A decadelater, QLF’s participatory approach to of theGlobalLeadershipNetwork. and consultingteamsunder thebanner launch newprograms, partnerships, at aregional andgloballevel;to who continuetoinfluencepublicpolicy leadersandpractitioners conservation nity for Alumni to convene and network were asfollows:toprovide anopportu- a multi-disciplinary globalnetworkof a multi-disciplinary objectives for this to share knowledge and expertise among during workingsessionsandsitevisits; agencies. ment andNGOconservation country, andathighlevelsofgovern- has friendsandAlumniacross the With inmind,QLF’s thishistory German Marshall Fund of the U.S. the Wall, Berlin the of fall the in EasternEurope shortly before QLF begananexchangeprogram half ofour56-yearhistory. When butalso ofconservation, history emerging regime from the Franco still was region the that nized in itsExchanges.TheFundrecog- asked QLFtoincludeCatalonia and hasthrivedoverthelatter with Cataloniaiswell-established for the fact that QLF’s relationship its stunningnaturalbeautyand Second Alumni Congress

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4 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: modern art, QLF convened for dinner in the Òleum works. Renaissance paintingsalongsideCatalanModernist and murals Romanesque with art, Spanish of boasts anextensivecollectiondepictingthehistory boasting wide windows that overlook the city below. Restaurant, anhistoricroom abovethemuseum overlooking thecity. Insideitswalls,theMuseu style palace at the top of the hill of Montjuïc, of hill the of top the at palace style DE CATALUNYA, Italian astunningmid-century ner tookplaceattheMUSEUNACIONALD’ART pre- and art beganonSaturday, November12,withthe ence manyofBarcelona’s masterpiecesfirsthand. time inBarcelona, wewere luckyenoughtoexperi- from amedievalcore, expan- tothe19thcentury ofthecity’swhich togethertellthestory growth has resulted inapatchworkofdistinctivedistricts that of acceptingnewideasandstyles:ahistory natural landscape.Barcelona’s architectural land- city’s LivingModernism.Throughout the sion, totoday’s ultra-modernshowpiecesandthe scape, famous in its own right, reflects a rich history storied culture, reflects thebeautyofCatalonia’s colored mosaics,fantasticalbuildings,andrich, Mediterranean totheeastanddusky, red-brown mountains to the west. Barcelona itself, in its multi- Museu NacionalD’art DeCatalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, site oftheDonor Appreciation Dinner CATALONIA, sitsnestledbetweenthebright THE CITYOFBARCELONA,CAPITAL OF DINNER APPRECIATION DONOR PRE-CONGRESS Congress After aguidedtouroffeatured exhibiton QLF’s explorationofBarcelona’s architecture donor appreciation dinner. Thedin- Congress’ the the the night eagerly anticipating the beginning of of beginning the anticipating eagerly night the spirit ofsharing,teamwork,mutualrespect, and participants were acknowledgingthe understanding. gesture. toldus,represented TheQLFpin,Larry were reminded, too,ofthemeaningbehind Congress done forQLF. Finally, introduced Larry theofficial the spiritofCongress. In“pinning”eachother, person sittingdirectly totheirleft. Congress prints in recognition of everything they have they everything of recognition in prints Alumni were honored withbeautifulAudubon over theworld.Aswegathered around tableswith the passionthatweshare fortheworkwedoall was to come in the days ahead. Next, several Next, ahead. days the in come to was Alling, whotreated ustoabriefpreview ofwhat “Obie” Clifford. and from ourbelovedChairman friends both old and new, Larry Morris, our outgoing QLF special:ourcamaraderieandconnection, greeted the the greeted tion andwelcome.We were gladtoseeavideoclip President, charmedusallwithwords ofintroduc- with words from QLF’s founder, who BobBryan, Congress We headed back to our hotels at the end of end the at hotels our to back Weheaded This taskresulted inmuchhilarity, butwe The next two hours reminded us of what makes Larry thenintroducedLarry his successorBeth pin—redesigned speciallyfortheCatalan — and instructed everyone to“pin”the — andinstructedeveryone Congress . from his home in Quebec, in home his from Emeritus Congress , Donald 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage5 From left:MiquelRafa, Director ofTerritory andEnvironment, Fundacio Catalunya (Spain)andhiswife Barbara, andQuebec-Labrador Foundation Senior Vice President Brent Mitchell (United States) ~ Reflection intheceilingReflection oftheÒleumRestaurant ~ of Interior (United States) ~ States) andDavid Manski,SeniorAdvisor for theDepartment Protected Area ofInterior (United Specialist,Department Stewart Fefer, Landscape Conservation Biologistand PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER PHOTOGRAPH BY MARANO LAUREN Labrador Foundation—U.S. (United States), Charley Hildt, French, 2016Chairman,Board ofDirectors, Quebec- Quebec-Labrador Foundation (New Zealand), Jameson PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER Analyst Viacom, Inc.(United States) ~ Company (United States), andMichaelMorris,Senior From leftto right:LeslieVan Gelder, SeniorConsultant, Energy Supply Analyst Altenex, an Edison Energy Edison an Altenex, Analyst Supply Energy Kingdom), Larry Morris, and QLF interns ~ perform PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER Nicola Cross, DocumentaryFilmmaker (United (United Kingdom) ~ Partner, Partnership Associate More Hoffman, Ken and (Canada), Foundation Quebec-Labrador Professor ofPolitical Science, NorwichUniversity, (United States), Kath Blanchard, SeniorConsultant, From left:Tom Horn,SeniorConsultant, Heritage Rivers (United States), Thalman,Adjunct Dart PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER Kevin Granahan ~ Coast Heritage Trust (United States), Quebec-Labrador Foundation President From left:AlixHopkins,Communications &Conservation Consultant, Maine Essex County Greenbelt Association (United States) ~ Emeritus PHOTOGRAPH BY TEDDY LYMAN Larry Morris (United States), and Anne-Seymour St. John, Trustee, PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER

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6 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 1 Sami Backleh,SeniorConsultant, MiddleEastProgram,Sami Quebec-Labrador Foundation (Israel) at theMiddleEastRegionalMeeting~ tion, QLF’s MiddleEastProgram cultivatesrela- religious contextstoengageinsustaineddialogue neutral ground forpeopleofdiverseculturaland builds leadersatthegrassroots level,andprovides tally different from thatofourhomeregion. QLF in apoliticalandenvironmental climatefundamen- this istruewhiletheMiddleEastProgram operates environmental andsocialcontexts.Importantly, all fectiveness ofQLF’s missiontoaffect real changein reflected QLF’s essentialspirit,andaffirmed theef- inception in1992,theMiddleEastProgram has and North American AlumnioftheProgram every ships across borders. learning—thus creating potentialfornewpartner- tionships oftrust,mutualrespect, andshared the environment. Buildingonthisstrong founda- around ashared concernandcommonchallenge: the 2012meeting,today’s MiddleEastRegional niversary. few years,tokeeptheAlumniNetworkengaged meeting ofMiddleEastProgram Alumni.Sinceits The firstdayofthe MIDDLE EASTALUMNIMEETING the occasionofMiddleEastProgram’s 20than- and togatherconsensusforfuture program direc- gional MeetinghadbeenheldinOman2012,on Hotel, ourBarcelona base—themostrecent Re- tion. Before today’s meeting—heldintheGallery Following onthetopicsandideasexplored in QLF holdsRegionalMeetingsforMiddleEast Congress PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER officially beganwitha University (Israel), facilitators oftheMiddleEastRegionalMeeting~ Middle EastAlumniestablished asetofaction who haveparticipated intheProgram over25years impact efforts inthecontextofboththemesidenti- Regional Meeting,hasthepotentialtopositively transfer ofmanagement,establishedatthe2012 now beingtransferred toitsAlumniNetwork.This Middle EastProgram’s planningresponsibilities are on itsnextchapterasanorganization, manyofthe Theme 1:Transition andEvolution Alix HopkinsandSharónBenheim,Researcher &LogisticsCoordinator, BenGurion Theme 2:FinancialChallenges Meeting focusedontwothemes: for thenew, evolvingphaseoftheMiddleEast items, consistingofstrategic goalsandobjectives allows theMiddleEastProgram to grow andevolve fied above.First,inthecontextofQLF’s future, the a collaborativeeffort involvingtheentire Middle under new, diversifiedmanagement. Second,due transfer ofplanningresponsibility to theAlumni Program uptonewfundingopportunities. East Program AlumniNetwork,thus openingthe management, fundingfortheProgram willnowbe to thebroadening anddiversification ofProgram As QLFlookstoward thefuture andembarks O O At theRegionalMeetingin Omanin2012, new programs andpartnerships the future, andexamineopportunities for both thepublicandprivatesectors that supported theMiddle EastProgram evolution. Inthiscontextwelooktoward large are currently undergoing transitionand to explore newfundingopportunities in opportunity forthe Middle EastProgram This presents bothachallengeandan for nearlytwodecadeshasnowended. Both theMiddleEastProgram andQLFat Funding from theanonymousfoundation PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage7 III. Expand Regional Initiatives of the Middle East II. EncourageMiddleEastAlumnitoExpandthe PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Vivian Sansour, SeedHeritage Alumni(Palestine) at theMiddleEastRegionalMeeting~ I. EngageinNewRegionalInitiativesDirected ACTION ITEMS projects, asfollows: and identifiedaseither“existing”or“proposed” projects are listedbelowtheapplicableactionitem, projects inanswertotheseactionitems.These 2016 Congress, Alumniidentifiednewandexisting Program. Attoday’s RegionalMeetinghere atthe by QLFMiddleEastAlumni in thePublicandPrivateSectors Alumni NetworkThrough RegionalContacts Program to Encompass Work in the Gulf States O O O Middle EastProgram expansion,including: projects whichpresent anopportunity for Proposed Project: ronment andClimateAffairs about nature the seedsasagatewaytohelpstudentslearn osl ihteOaiMnsr fEnvi- of Ministry Omani the with consult ing withteachersintheWest Banktouse collects bothseedsandstories,iswork- of the Interior-sponsored assignment to to assignment Interior-sponsored the of on developingaseedbankinPalestine.She spring of 2017, on a 5-month US Department Manski traveledtoOmaninthewinterand Existing Project: Existing Project: o o Eastern countriesand4onthe ness aboutthediversevaluesofrivers A project tobringtogether6Middle A project inIraqworkingtoraiseaware- Stuart FeferandDavid Vivian Sansourisworking Birdlife is involved in several ing lines.Famously, Gaudí’s BASILICA I TEMPLE V. SponsorEco-Tours andShort-Term Exchanges for theinfluenceofnature and twist- initscurved and variedpatchworkofarchitectural styles,and QLF’s architectural tour. Barcelona boastsavast VI. fied bytheworksofAntoni Gaudí,anddistinctive Modernism isauniquearchitectural style exempli- most notableofallisthecity’s LivingModernism. Congress AT LAPEDRERA IV. Forge Relationships with Academic Institutions through thecity, itwastimefortheevening’s OPENING RECEPTIONANDDINNER Middle EastProgram Middle EastandtoThoseInvolvedinthe of theOrganizationtoIntroduce themtothe for Alumni,QLFDirectors, andotherFriends across theMiddleEast Directions oftheMiddle EastProgram Social MediaOutletstoReflecttheNew Update theQLFWebsite alongwithother O O O Finally, asthelateafternoonlightspread O their post-travelprojects zations orchooseenvironmental workfor and actingasconsultants students mayvolunteerwithAlumniorgani- experts forthetrainingprograms hiring ofMiddleEastProgram Alumnias program, boththrough identifyingclients East Alumni will be a part of the QLF Global Middle that hoped is it years, upcoming the In Global. QLF program, consulting to 17yearoldstudents),sothatreturning Friends Forever (aprogram thatenrolls 15 youth leadershiptrainingprograms, suchas with thetrainingcenter, andtopromote the look intothepossibilityofconnectingQLF in Ajloun,Jordan. Itcouldbebeneficialto related tonaturalresources willsoonopen the entire MiddleEasttouseforprograms change andeco-tour, focusingonflyways 2018, QLFplanstoholdanin-region ex- now, in the context of the new global global now,new the of context the in Proposed Project: Proposed Project: Existing Project (Planned): The QLF website is undergoing updates undergoing is website QLF The opening reception, andthenextstop on of a species migratory routeof aspeciesmigratory horn ofAfrica,eachwhichare part Partner withcoexistence A trainingcentermeantfor In thespringof

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8 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 1 Heritage site, andithouses theheadquarters oftheFundacíon Catalunya, ofwhich From leftto right:David Manski,AidaAljabri,Specialist ofMarineEnvironment, The , culturalheritage,social based organization focusedon Catalunya-La Pedrera, a Catalonia- also hometotheFundació lastproject,very LaPedrera is World HeritageSite,andGaudí’s modernist design,aUNESCO from beingastunningworkof celebrated Gaudíbuilding.Apart place atLAPEDRERA,another struction tothisday. FAMILIA remains undercon- EXPIATORI DELASAGRADA An iconic part of Barcelona’s architectural tableau, La Pedrera was also the very last project undertaken by celebrated Barcelonian architect Antoni Gaudí. Today, this building is a UNESCO World Directorate General ofNature Conservation ontheroof (),andMounirAbi-Said of La Pedrera ~ Tonight’s eventswere totake PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Pedrera ~ Foundation Canada(Canada) andLarryMorrisontheroof ofLa Philip Nadeau, Chairman,Board ofDirectors, Quebec-Labrador PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Congress participant MiquelRafaparticipant isDirector ofTerritory andEnvironment.~ still. Asweentered thateveningand walkedacross sight tobehold. piece of Barcelona’s storied history, and an awesome cent of the twisting branches of a forest. We stepped winding staircase andfantasticalcolumnsreminis- the tiledflooroffoyer, wegazedupthrough a sunset, anditsinteriordesignismore beautiful shines whiteatmiddayandglowspinkwiththe and ourselves,inpink gold light.To thenorth, into elevatorsandemerged ontheroof, amidrip- together likeoceanwavesin someplaces,andlike pling peaksandvalleysoflimestonethattwisted just beginningtoset,bathing theconvolutedroof, the spikyspineofadragon inothers.Thesunwas La Pedrera’s convolutedlimestonefaçade Director ofTerritory andEnviron- evening, thankstoMiquelRafa, to behostedatLaPedrera forour ment fortheFundació,QLFwas This education. and work, opening reception. Catalunya-La Pedrera is a deeply a is Pedrera Catalunya-La opportunity.Fundació The once-in-a-lifetime a truly was influential organization through- organization influential out Catalonia, and La Pedrera Pedrera La and Catalonia, out itself is a cultural landmark, a landmark, cultural a is itself ToPedrera La at hosted be PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETHALLING 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage9 The attic ofLaPedrera ~ the basementGaudíroom, eagerforthe and closer to we admired balconies and roof gardens. we glimpsed the famous spires of La Sagrada Familia, French, ourChairmanoftheBoard ofDirectors; versations gave way to welcoming words from Jamey were sooncircling theroom, andtherousing con- to begin.There, tantalizingplatesofCatalantapas Wellbeing andSustainableBehaviour, Institute JamesHutton (United Kingdom), Mounir Abi-Said, FacultyAbi-Said, ofSciences II,Lebanese University Rural (Lebabon)andDianaAbi-Said, From left to right: Alix Hopkins, Kate Irvine (in background), Senior Researcher, Environment, Miquel Rafa,QLFAlumnus,Director ofTerritory Mitchell, SeniorVice President; andfinallyfrom from BethAlling,ournewPresident; from Brent Pedrera ~ Community Development Program, AnimalEncounter (Lebanon)ontheroof ofLa As thelightfaded,weclimbedbackdownto PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Congress Interior of La Pedrera, with spiral staircase ~ Pedrera, andourhostinthisspecialplace. and Environment fortheFundacióCatalunya–La PHOTOGRAPH BY GRACE WEATHERALL

9 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 1 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage10 10 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 1 us alltoexplore howcanweconfront andopenlydis- During the next few days of this people ofcolor?Ayoungergeneration? More women? the idealistic 60s and 70s. How are we going to attract are olderwhitepeople—those ofuswhogrew upin and leaders(especiallyinNorthAmericaEurope) conservation communityisagingandourmembers facing thatIwanttoacknowledgehere. Ourglobal ultimate socialnetworkteamofLarry andBeth… at thisasanyone.We seethisevery daythankstothe networks canmakeareal difference. QLFisasgood leadership combinedwithourconnectionsandsocial even inthebleakestoftimes,individualactionand start withthequietconfidencethatweallknow and aboveallasmembersoftheQLFfamily?We can our NGOs,asbusinesspeopleandcommunityleaders, hneor support of community conservation projects.change become the all basic angsts that trump fear about climate basic survival, or saving their jobs, or their way of life. environment/ wildlife and community conservation are NOT bigprioritiesforpeoplewhoare focusedontheir have shownthatourdeeplyheldbeliefsaboutclimate/ challenging concepts has been the shocking realization deep sadness,shock,anddepression. Amongthemost of howdividedourownUnitedStatesis. others, including many in this room it is a time of time a is it room this in many including others, election have meant celebration for many—but for many—but for celebration meant have election deeply dividedcountries.Theresults ofourAmerican where theworldisembroiled inoutrightwarsand challenging times. shine on the and reflection of the sun’s abiding brightness would by themoon—thatitsbrightness on itsfirstnightwasinspired, too, world. Myhopeforthe pull ofthemoonandnatural my commentsacknowledgingthe rooftop ofLaPedrera, Ibegan we were abletoseeitfrom the ehrt upr eachotherandlookforsolutionsin gether to support will likelybeinourlifetime,and was theclosesttoearthasit ing ofthe Jamey French: …There are afewotherchallengesthatweare So whatisourrole asindividuals,leadersof Fear ofimmigrants—fearviolence.Thesehave Around theworldavarietyofelectionresults We startthis The nightofourfirstgather- Congress Congress Congress , themoon and all who had gathered to- Congress in avery troubled time Congress PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Jameson French addresses the I encourage Congress Europe, as an example of what is possible. That this is program] totherest ofthepeopleinSpain,and important an establishing been have we America, education. over thecountry, andthat’s quiteasubstantialjob. Foundation. We alsopromote landstewardship all the to belongs which areas protected of network with bothhighereducationandgrassroots primary we haveanambitiouseducationprogram, whichdeals is tochangetheworld.We care aboutourpeople,and We are a different culture and a different kind of society, welcome tothisplace...Inourfoundation,work Miquel: welcome tothe new partnershipswillevolve.Thankyouall—and have youhere. and honored to that, weare happy And becauseof from eachother… think thatit’s very importanttoshare this,tolearn possible. We are notexactlylikeyouare inAmerica. days aheadmanynewideas,friendships,and its history willaidourdiscussionsandthatinthe tasks, butIamconvincedthatthespiritofQLFand ties allovertheworld.]So,that’s whywealways but wehavemanythingsincommon[withcommuni- ~ Since I came back from visiting QLF in North in QLF visiting from back came I Since We are now excited to show [our land stewardship Well, thankyou.Thankyouforthesewords, and Congress icr,ra,adrelevant? sincere,real, and with people of color in ways that are that ways with peopleofcolorin onc ihayugrgnrto and connect with a younger generation and communicate to ways new find we can How work? our in relevance part of humankind who do not see see not do who humankind of part large that engage perhaps and with can wefindnewwaystocommunicate rebuild andstrengthen thetraditional QLF networkandrelationships? How cuss thesechallenges?Howcanwe Perhaps theseare overwhelming the Fundació Cataluny Miquel Rafa, Director ofTerritory andEnvironment for Congress ! ~ PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA a– La Pedrera, andhost ofthe 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage11 cooperate witheverybody inorder toputallthe to workfortheenvironment andthecommongood. ship in the European Parliament, and he understands Romeva’s impressive career hasincludedmember- students, volunteers,friendsofallsorts,professors… Quebec-Labrador Foundation is doing—joining together Minister Romeva: part ofgovernment. the importance of environmental work as an integral Session.Minister keynote speakerforthePlenary learned aboutmanyoftheinteresting thingsthatthe Institutional RelationsandForeign Affairs, asthe Raül Romeva,CatalanMinisterofTransparency, museum and cultural center in 2014. finally openedtothepublicasa World HeritageSitein1997,and years later, recognized as a UNESCO designed asahospitalnearly500 Santa Creau, Sant Pau was re- was Pau Sant Creau, Santa built in1401asthegrandchurch Santa Creu iSantPau.Originally Barcelona’s formerHospitaldela Session athistoricSANTPAU, PLENARY SESSION AT SESSION PLENARY CONGRESS MARKED THESTART OFOUR MONDAY, NOVEMBER14, featured of toursoftheMonastery SANT PAU SANT Montserrat andthecityofBarcelona. Raül Romeva, Catalan Minister ofTransparency, Institutional Relations andForeign Affairs (Spain)addresses h ogesa h atPuPeaySsin~ the Congress at Pau theSant PlenarySession Everything isinterlinked...We needtotalkand It’s agreat honorformetobehere withyou.Ijust QLF washonored towelcome The dayopenedwithaPlenary OKHP,and WORKSHOPS, PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA atPui 04 ~ PauSant in2014. later, years 500 nearly Pau Sant i Creu Santa la de Hospital hospital the as redesigned was building this Creau, Santa recognized asaUNESCO World Heritage site in1997, andfinallyopenedto thepublicasmuseum andcultural center Pau,Sant site oftheopeningPlenarySession andthefirstworkshop sessions. Originallybuiltin1401asthegrand church PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETHALLING tional responsibility for keeping this on the right track. we are [also]very committed[to]theintergenera- ing becauseofwhatisgoingonintheclimate.But… world’s problems on the table and find the best solutions in avery personalway. Becauseweare already suffer- we need[forthiseffort], weapproach [theproblem] to committed arevery we that something is scape change, andaboutthe[institutionspolicy]that beaches totherivers,andPyrenees... Thisland- preserving. everything from theseastomountains,from the diversity inthecountryside aswell]where wehave had arichculture, andadiverseculture. [We seethis for them.We seethisinCatalonia,whichhasalways When wetalkabouthowtotackleclimate people currently living here, for and a better life what weare talkingabout.Betterlifeforthe making astrong connection on bothelements. about territory, it’s aboutpeople,it’s about ronment and]socialcohesion….It’s notonly [exchange will we Hopefully doing. we're the nextgenerationsthatwe’re responsible for. stress the[interconnection betweentheenvi- expertise thatwillhelpustoimprove what experiences andadvice].Itisimportantto why we’re very happytoreceive here somuch many ofyou,inallyourcountries.Andthisis always considered thisanecessity, as[have] Because, basically, it’s aboutabetterlife, ... TheGovernmentofCataloniahas 11 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 2 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage12 12 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 2 otert(r“lc aon”— eeae tteo h aon n hl.~ Montserrat (or “Black Madonna”)—a venerated statue ofthe MadonnaandChild. neiro otert~ Interior ofMontserrat MariadeMontserrat, MonasteryThe Benedictine ofSanta highinthemountainswest ofBarcelona, was founded in1025by Oliba,BishopofVic,anditisknown for housingtheVirgin of PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETHALLING PHOTOGRAPH BY KONSTANTIN32 Workshop sessions. is goingoneverywhere intheworld. moved from sessiontoourfirst theplenary sense thatwewillhaveabetterknowledgeofwhat to theseinitiatives;whyweunderstandthatinterna- tional exchangesare ...absolutelycrucialinthe MONTSERRAT TOURS OFBARCELONAAND Madonna”)—a veneratedstatueoftheMadonna Madonna”)—a was timeforlunch:more deliciousCatalanfare to share ideaswiththem.Ideasgrew andevolved group membersandtrackingdown otherAlumni fellow our with conversations workshop our our plates and clustered around tables, continuing inthebasementofSantPau.Weserved collected for housingtheVirgin ofMontserrat (or“Black in 1025byOliba,Bishopof Vic, andit is known SANTA MARIADEMONTSERRAT wasfounded for thetriptoMontserrat. of Barcelona, whiletheotherhalfpiledintobuses gathered outsideforawalkingarchitectural tour it wastimeforournextmove.Halfofthegroup over prosciutto andglassesofchampagne, until Minister Romeva’s words fueledusaswe Once wehadbrainstormedupanappetite,it These are ... the whywe’re reasons socommitted The BENEDICTINEMONASTERY OF 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage13 to ournewhotels,MónSantBenetandtheHotel horizon weclimbedbackintothebusesfortrip on themountainsides. abbey, where dramaticrock formationsstandout afforded byahikeupthemountainsbehind but more spectacularstillare thepanoramicviews itselfismagnificent, and Child.Themonastery ~ Street view inBarcelona rounded thelastbendand gasps ofwonderaswe couldn’t holdbackour of usstayingattheParador Parador deCardona. Those above thecastleparapets. hanging intheblacksky echoed thefullmoon, light illuminatingitsfacade approached ittheyellow and thateveningaswe King Arthur andhismen, castle looksready tohost a cliff. The1,000year-old far aboveusattheedgeof spotted ourhotel,perched When thesunbegantosinktoward therocky PHOTOGRAPH BY GRACE WEATHERALL iwo h adn eidMnSnBnthtl ihSn ee e ae ntebcgon ~ View ofthegardens Benet delBages Benethotel, inthebackground with Sant behindMónSan reach muchmore peopleinoursociety. We can… these elementsaltogethercanbepowerful. We can be abletoshowtheworldthatcombinationofall ronmental protection asisolatedthings.We haveto As weseeit…wecannotjustfocusonculture orenvi- people 1,200 which…employs program, social already, andwhichwe[hopetomake]larger. handicapped... Andsothiswillalsobeapartofour Miquel: experiences withQLF. long-time QLFAlumnispokeabouttheircherished anniversary of this center. On the one hand, we are we hand, center. one this the of On anniversary Miquel Rafa returned to say a few words, and several young people[whoare eitherunemployed]orare hectares offields[forproduction]. So,wecanemploy SANT BENET DINNER ANDSPEECHESAT MÓN [These] 16 hectares…belong to the foundation as foundation the to hectares…belong 16 [These] [preserving] theland,andriverthatisjustnearby. Sant BenetfordinnerwithourfellowAlumni. activities likeorganic production. We nowhavesix of this monastery and the exhibit on the painter, Ramon other hand]wehavetheculturalside:restoration well, [as]partoftheNatura2,000network.[On of “capitalfood”inthisplace.We willpromote concept abitmore, andwewanttoreally create asort [the issueoffood,andfoodactivities]. Casas. So,there are twothings,andthethird oneis So youseethatthisisavery ambitiousprogram. Next year, we are going to celebrate the 10th 10th the celebrate year, to Next aregoing we As thedaycametoaclose,wereunited atMón Next year, weare trying todevelop[thislast] PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETHALLING 13 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 2 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage14 14 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 2 And ithasopenedopportunities formethatIdon’t about thisglobalcommunity thatwe’re allapartof. spoke aboutsoeloquentlya few momentsago.And cultural resource conservation,theblendthat Miquel been focusedonnaturalresource conservationand It’s beeninthehomeregion, it’s beeninternational, it’s places thatI’vebeen,it’s justbeenincredibly powerful. this room. Anyway, The experiencesthatI’vehad,the the relationships thatIhave with manyofyou…in separable partofwhoIam:howthink,whatdo, array ofrichexperiencesthathavejust becomeanin- summer whenIwas15.AndI’vehadanunbelievable tion field. that I’vebeenoneversince,workingintheconserva- and itchangedmylife.Andhasputmeonapath from northernNewEnglandandmaritimeCanada, group ofother13to17year-olds andastaff ofsix and Ihadthree weekswitha year, thiswasbackin1978… think wasitsthird orfourth Rivers program, inwhatI to participateintheLiving rainstorm goingupriver… Tabusintac Riverinadriving in thefront ofaskiff onthe was 15,andIfoundmyself decades now. ItstartswhenI otic history…over almost four time. Mystory withQLF— to me,andhasdoneforalong and asI’vecalleditasymbi- long, and very rich, sion—is I’ll do a very abbreviated ver- Helen Hays.That’s howmuchthisorganization means down, asIalmostdidearlierthiseveningtalkingwith from mewillbetogetthrough itwithoutbreaking time now, andthat’s easytodo.Thechallengingpart experience withQLF, overwhat’s beenanawfullylong Phil Huffman: and activities withallofyouworldwide. and and an ear open to the world. So, we will learn…from you and we [are]…happy to share [our] progress [our] share to [are]…happy we and you the world.We really wanttobe…alwayswithaneye to gointhefuture...And... weare afoundationopento much more powerful, andthat’s thewaythatwewant something thattoucheseverybody… touch theheartofmanymore people...Healthis QLF hasbeenaconstantthread, eversincethat Beth askedmetospeakfrom theheartaboutmy So, ifwetakethisalltogether, thenwecanbe osrac,VrotCatr(ntdSae)~ Conservancy, Vermont Chapter (United States) Phil Huffman,Director ofLandscape Conservation &Policy, TheNature and adventure. Itisnotenoughtofightfortheland;it other halfofyourselvesand your livesforpleasure a part-timecrusader, ahalf-hearted fanatic.Savethe yourselves out.BeasIam— areluctant enthusiast.... quote…: “Onefinalparagraphofadvice:donotburn always abadthing.Anyway, hehasawonderful and infuriatedalotofpeople,whichisnotnecessarily American west…heinspired meandalotofothers an environmental protagonist, whowasactiveinthe I’ve keptcloseathandeversince. from someoneelse,andit’s from oneofmyfavoriteau- thors…I firstheard itdecadesago,andit’s something wanted toendwithonequoteI’mgoingborrow to beingpartofthatmyselfastimegoesby. So…I the lastdayortwo,inhistory oftheworld.There look forward towatchingQLFcontinuegrow, and nate tobehere, andtobeapartofthisfamily, and And thatisjustanamazinglypowerful thing. they’re doing,wherever theyare, allaround theworld. here inspirit,andare partofthefamily, whatever many otherswhoaren’t here withustonight,butare tip oftheiceberg oftheQLFfamily—there are so hope forthisworldlies.Andthat’s whyIfeelsofortu- and…just asJameywassayinglastnight,we’re the broadening outinawaythatbringsallofustogether, itime CanadaandnorthernNewEnglandtothen and hassuchdeeproots inthehomeregion ofmar- QLF hasevolved.From anorganization thatbegan empowering andwonderful toseethewayinwhich last 39yearshaveunfolded…it’s beensoexcitingand of mylife,andahugepartwhoIam.Andasthe think wouldhavebeenthere were itnotforQLF. PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA To quote from Edward Abbey… who was an author, This isahard time,asothershavealludedtoover …Suffice ittosay, it’s justbeenanincredible part are lotsofvery troubling trends alarming eventsthatweare that are goingon,there are very confronted by, andthatmay make uspauseandwonder—… answer is absolutely—that it answer isabsolutely—that does itallmatter?Ithinkthe matters evenmore, thatwe’re all other peoplethatare apartofit, this organization andallthe here together, andthatwehave the networkof5,000Alumni… and allthepeoplewaybeyond That’s where thefuture andthe ways, aswegothrough life. who wealltouchinourown 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage15 region’s historicalgroup. Ihada collaborative project withthe ing folklore andstoriesfora after. sands before usandthousands up havebeentraversedbythou- today andthestepswewalked one couldimagine.Itwasinspiringthen.inspires in oneofthemostbeautifulandinaccessibleplaces last summer, Ihadajobcollect- 1989 insouthernLabrador. My intern forQLFin1988and two summersworkingasan very strongly duringmylast to timeandplacecameme Legacy andthelongconnection times we’re inandthedifficulties ourplanetfacesin story perhaps acknowledgesthechallengesof ing howthestonesandstepshadgottenthere. This Nadeau, ourCanadianBoard President saidwonder- our triptoMontserrat andacomment thatPhilip cemeteries toputtogetherfamilygenealogies. the districtandinventorying theheadstonesin glorious summerinterviewingtheoldestresidents of or more ago,thecathedralandmonastery were built our triptobeautifulMontserrat, where amillennium ship tothelongviewofTime. Theywere inspired by and QLFCommunityallhavetodowithourrelation- by desk calculators. I promise you this; You will outlive hearts inasafedepositbox,andtheireyeshypnotized Leslie Van Gelder: the bastards. over those desk-bound men and women with their with women and men desk-bound those over I promise youthisonesweetvictory overourenemies, body activeandalive,Ipromise youthismuch; head andyourfirmlyattachedtothebody, the some space.Enjoyyourselves,keepyourbrainin the precious stillness,thelovely, mysterious,andawe- and lucidair, sitquietlyforawhileandcontemplate peaks, runtherivers,breathe deepofthatyetsweet and explore theforests, climbthemountains,bag and messaround withyourfriends,rambleoutyonder While it’s stillhere. Sogetoutthere andhuntfish is evenmore importanttoenjoyit.Whileyoucan. …[My] appreciation for ...The laststory Iwanttoshare wasinspired by The thoughtsI’dliketoshare withthe Thanks very much. eleVnGle,QFCnutn ~ Leslie Van Gelder, QLF Consultant Congress PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA to encourage. world, thestepswere complete. and onon. tinue hiswork,andthenthatmantrainedanother, set out together to climb the steps as a community. a as steps the climb to together out set When hegrew old,hetrainedayoungmantocon- carvers andthosewhoneverknewtheproject was Old andyoung,thosewhoremembered theearlierstep began histask,buthecouldonlyfinishthree steps. stone faceofthemountain.Usinghandtools,he the mountaintopwouldbeifhecutstairsinto the onlywaythateveryone wouldbeabletoaccess that thepathwastoosteepanddifficult andthat everyone couldseethisview,” hethought,butknew moved bythebeautyofworldhesaw. “Iwish of theworldbeyondit.Hereturned sometimelater top ofthemountainbehindvillagetoseeview high mountains,ayoungmansetouttoclimbthe called Lakota writer, JosephMarshallIII,inabookhewrote a from comes It imagine. yet even can’t we ations collective roles inhelpingtoensure afuture forgener- the timeswecanseeaheadandourindividual all themore tokeepgoing. era andhonoringitspast,we needyouandallofus for thefuture. AndtoQLFitself, enteringintoanew all ofourworkmatters,notjustnow, butevenmore so from theperspectiveoflong spanoftime,itisthat The mayor called the village together and they they and together village the called mayor The Finally, manyyearslaterinavery different Many yearsagoinavillagevalleyringedby If Icanoffer anythingtotheQLFCommunity Keep Going Keep Going . the mountaintops,were carved two simplewords toremind and each step. rising the of faces the seen only community, agiftcarvedinto now, their feet But with steps. left eachother, andallofthe give themthisopportunityhad who hadnamelesslytoiledto ered thatthecenturiesofcarvers upon them,thevillagersdiscov- had them abovetheclouds,they the stepsthatcouldnowtake even happening.Lookingupat As thestairsrose upinto 15 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 2 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage16 16 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 monastery SANTBENETDELBAGESatthe hotel monastery workshop groups, heldattherefurbished medieval withour DISTINGUISHED BYALL-DAY SESSIONS tal issuesworldwide. Participants: I. Consensus Building & Collaborative STREAMS STEWARDSHIP SIX WORKSHOP THE QLF toutilizeinaddressing commonenvironmen- out innovativenewprograms andpartnerships for established aproposal orasetofproposals setting challengesathand.Ultimately, eachworkshop the in whichQLFcouldlenditsuniquestrengths to expertise, andexperience,tobrainstormways format allowedparticipants toshare knowledge, sions, withampletimeforgroup discussion.This structured around presentations andworkingses- Món SantBenet.The THE THIRDDAY OFTHE WORKSHOPS Conservation Abu Hayyaneh,Raed (Co-Facilitator) Hopkins, Alix (Facilitator) Litka, Katy Consultant, U.S. Benheim, Sharón okhp eehl ttemdea oatr fSn ee e ae,o h rud fteMnSn ee oe ~ Workshops were heldat themedieval BenetdelBages, monastery onthegrounds ofSant BenetHotel oftheMónSant - Quebec LabradorFoundation,U.S. - Communications & Conservation (Facilitator) Congress - Ben Gurion University, Israel - CONGRESS Environmental Educator, workshops were WAS and collaborationissimplytherightthingtodo. okhp ó atBnt~ workshop, Benet MónSant of anyparties’ goals. Second,consensusbuilding hand inhibitsprogress andprevents therealization reasons. First,alackofconsensusontheissueat efforts,sential componentsofconservation fortwo Concluding Thoughts: (Canada), andSharon Benheim(Israel), Consensus Building&Collaborative Conservation Kate Irvine(UK),Ra’ed Hayanneh, Environmental Educator Volunteer CityofCalgary Irvine, Katherine Irvine, Ami, Ben Palestine, Palestine Al-Sharif, Wedjan Canada Consensus buildingandcollaborationare es- James HuttonInstitute,UK PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER - Friends Forever, Israel - - Environmental Researcher, Center forEnvironment 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage17 4. Project AppliesSystemsThinking: 3. Project IntegratesApproaches: 1. Project AdaptstoChange clude Ten Core Principles PROPOSAL: Collaborative Conservation toIn- PROPOSAL: CollaborativeConservation 2. Project EncouragesEquity: oped proposals out of this plan, as follows: gress, participants builttheirdiscussionand devel- the workshopofsamenameat2016Con- for designingsuccessfulcollaborativeprojects. In Collaborative Conservation entitled across borders ofallkinds. building workingrelationships common ground andabridgeto environment can be used as used be can environment QLF hasdemonstratedthatthe sionals across theMiddleEast, ing withenvironmental profes- In 25yearsofexperiencework- symbiotically witheachother. not onlytiedtogether, butrelate environmental protection are are addressed. the concernsofallstakeholders ratively, inorder toensure that sensus, andundertaken collabo- be designedfrom aplaceofcon- Environmental projects should (Global toLocal): QLF’s 2012publication O O O O Consensus buildingand the right solution(s) athand. for the problem (reactive, active, etc.). Group is able to choose the project. Process fairnessisimportant. equal chancetoparticipate andinfluence standing ifneeded. focus toamore complex,nuancedunder- or project canmovefrom asingle-issue changes byallgroup members.Thegroup term? Whoisaffected? Whatissuesare lem. Forexample,isitimmediate orlong shift thepowerdifferential soallhavean scalable. There are mutualrecognitions of needed. Solutionsare temporal,flexibleand assess effectiveness, making changesas Group can thinkstrategicallyaboutaprob- Different approaches are neededforsuccess Project seekstoshare powerandworkto Projects are abletorevisit initialgoalsand Consensus Building& laid outastrategicplan hnea hsst orcmedlnsaeotosadt ul ulcspotfrcnevto n twrsi.~ change at thissite to recommend landscape for optionsandto buildpublicsupport conservation andstewardship. President, Stewardship, Brent organization, Mitchell, alongwithpartner EXPEDITIO, QLFsponsored alandscape stewardship ex- BRENT MITCHELL Bay ofBokaKotorska, Montenegro. MountainofLov´cen inbackground. TheinnerBay isrecognized by UNESCO asaWorld Her- itage Site for bothitsnatural andcultural features. Atthistimetheouter Bay isnotprotected. Underthedirection ofQLFVice 5. Project ConsidersandIntegratesCulture, 9. Project Remains Flexible and Open to Innovation: 6. Project Works Trans-Boundary: 7. Project EncompassesStrong Group Processes: 8. Project Promotes : 10. Project Embodies and Increases Respect, Community andScience: Acknowledgement Empowerment, Dignity, Compassion, and O O O O O connected andwhatare leveragepoints? losing underlyingfunctions). understanding. cultural knowledge are included to broaden (as opposedtoonlyoneway).Socialand including different “waysofknowing” resilient (abletowithstandchange without trust, socialresponsibility, andleadership. parency, commonality, relationship building, collaboration, exchange,stewardship, trans- cultural, social,andeconomic. boundaries, suchasphysical,ecological, portable. Projects canalsodemonstrateeco- the group andseekssolutionsthat are sup- social issues,andcraftssolutionsthatare nomic benefits Project developscreative waysoffunding Project considersecology, economics,and Processes wouldincludecommunication, Project incorporatesandconsidersmultiple for process and space includes Process PHOTOGRAPH BY 17 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage18 18 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 okhp~ workshop cant challengestoclimatechangepolicy, andthe workshop group positedthatboththemostsignifi- members oftheLocalResponsetoClimateChange Concluding Thoughts: CipherHealth (United States) inbackground, intheLocalResponse to Climate Change tions Development Programme (Montenegro), andGrace Weatherall, Consultant, Quebec- Snezana Dragojevic (speaking), Programme Manager, Climate Change Portfolio United Na- Participants: II. LocalResponsetoClimateChange Labrador Foundation (United States), withKat Marshall,Account Strategy Manager St. John,Anne-Seymour U.S. Based ontheirprofessional experience,the belt, U.S. Sauerhaft, Beth Weatherall, Grace tator) velopment Programme, Montenegro U.S. Catzim, NellieFaustina Raz, Iris Morris, Michael U.S. McDermott, Ruby– Marshall, Katherine Capital LLC,U.S. Quebec LabradorFoundation;Capstone Hack, Randall Forest Projects, Inc.,U.S. bec LabradorFoundatio French, Jameson dation, U.S. Dragojevic, Snezana PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVINPORTER (Representing Belize)(Facilitator) - Israeli AirportsAuthority, Israel (Co-Facilitator) - - Member, GoverningBoards, - Sustainability Consultant, - Viacom, U.S. - Board ofDirectors, Que- Quebec Labrador Foun- - - CipherHealth, U.S. United NationsDe- n– - - U.S.; Northland Islands First, Essex CountyGreen- (Facili- nenhp,Ecags n c-or ftergo.~ Internships, Exchanges, andeco-tours oftheregion. Port Honduras Marine Reserve, Belize. The Port Honduras Marine Reserve is a national reserve co-managed by theToledo Institute for Development andEnvironment (TIDE).QLFhasalongstanding commitment to support TIDE’sto support work, andhasworked withTIDEasaconservation for partner over 20years, through exist atthelocallevel.Becauseofthisduality, com- greatest opportunity foractiononclimatechange, suited tothetaskofenactingmeaningfulchangein munity-based organizations likeQLFare uniquely those ofthecommunityinquestion. messengers toengagecommunitieswiththeissue cluded thatinorder topromote climatechange climate policyandaction. PROPOSAL 1:Promote Education oped thefollowingthree proposals forQLF: messengers, QLFmustfirstalignitsgoalswith of climatechange.Moreover, inorder todevelop policy andaction,QLFshouldworktodevelop O In answertotheseobjectives,thegroup devel- The ClimateChangeworkshopgroup con- mation onclimatechangethatisbothaccu- tion presented in“layman’s terms”.Inthis rate andaccessible.There istherefore aneed made tworecommendations forQLF: interest, theClimateChangeworkshop for broad disseminationofreliable informa- Many communitieslackexposure toinfor- o o Leadership Network communities through theGlobal mation anddisseminateitto broader news informationsources whichregu- larly produce reliable climatechange information QLF shouldthenrepackage thisinfor- QLF shouldpartner withscienceand PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY MORRIS 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage19 PROPOSAL 3:ExpandInternationally PROPOSAL 2:DevelopMessengers O O O follows: important toencourage theexchangeof representatives, fortworeasons: federal and local to concerns their ing climate changeisaglobalissue.Thus,it highly effective messengers in communicat- as issue ofclimatechange,theywillserve Two recommendations follow: is inacommunity’s immediateself-interest. ways todemonstratethattakingsuchaction long termself-interest, QLFshouldfind taking actiononclimatechangeisintheir shop proposes thatthisproject proceed as across theworld.TheClimateChange work- ideas betweenQLFprograms andassociates QLF isaninternationalorganization, and Once communitiesare engagedwiththe In order todemonstratecommunitiesthat o o o o o o before returning totheircommunities ers abroad inorder togaininspiration messengers andpotentialclimate lead- perhaps aprogram tosendestablished a more structured exchangeprogram: Global LeadershipNetwork(GLN) marily ofcommunicationthrough the lack ofnutrientmixing due towarmingwatersandaresultant been disruptedbyadearth offoragefish Gulf ofMaine,where fisherieshave tricts Global LeadershipNetwork develop newpartnerships through the New EnglandandeasternCanada, ing relationship withcommunitiesin would beafishingcommunityinthe ally conservative andblue-collardis- ally conservative concerns communicatedfrom tradition- particularly attentive toclimatechange a partisan issue,elected officials willbe in theirownconstituents’interest by climatechange.Anexampleofthis livelihoods are already adverselyaffected Because climatechangeisoftenseenas Elected officials have anincentivetoact QLF shouldtakeadvantageofitsexist- QLF shouldfindcommunitieswhose Ultimately, QLFshouldworktodevelop Initially, theproject wouldconsistpri- rural agricultural women’s empowerment networks, environmental education,animalrehabilitation, GIS/mapping, and storytelling. GIS/mapping, andstorytelling. management,environmentalconservation tourism, pants from fiveregions andwithbackgrounds in workshopbroughtConservation togetherpartici- Concluding Thoughts: Foundation (United States), facilitates the Local Stewardship: Community-Based Conservation Participants: III. LocalStewardship:Community-Based Stephen Engle,SeniorConsultant, Community Mapping&GISProgram, Quebec-Labrador okhp~ workshop The LocalStewardship: Community-Based Watson, Doug Quebec-Labrador Foundatio Watson, Jo-Ann Vojvodina, Serbia R U.S. McKee, Nina Canada Hanchet, Simone (Facilitator) Porter, Kevin Columbia Abi-Said, Diana Director, CenterforCommunityGIS,U.S. Engle, Stephen Awareness and Cultural Exchange (Founder), U.S. Caduto, Michael Program, Lebanon Madaune, Claudio Rónaorzo SocietyforNature Protection, Hungary Gyarmathy, Istvan Eno, Amos tion; Land Conservation Assistance Network, U.S. Conservation adovanovic, Olivera PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA (Co-Facilitator) (Facilitator) - Council, Quebec-LabradorFounda- - - Quebec-Labrador Foundation, U.S. - Quebec-Labrador Foundation, - - U.S. - Quebec-Labrador Foundation, - Rural Community Development Board ofDirectors, - Programs forEnvironmental - - Jeanne SauveFoundation, Hortobágy NationalPark, Darien Foundation, - Green Networkof n– U.S . 19 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage20 20 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 Program. PROPOSAL 1: GLN Women’s Leadership Network five proposals forQLF: tural heritage.” manage andprotect landanditsnaturalcul- landowners, [individuals] and resource users to users resource and [individuals] landowners, “[t]he conceptofstewardship encompassesefforts to create, nurture, and enable responsibility in responsibility enable and nurture, create, to to useQLF’s owndefinition,whichholdsthat the definitionof“stewardship”. Thegroup agreed began byestablishingacommonunderstandingof participants, the Local Stewardship workshop Stewardship Local the participants, Northern MinkeNorthern WhaleoffGrand MananIsland,New Brunswick. For several years, thissmallwhalehasbeenmonitored intheLabrador Straights ofQLF’s aspart MarineSpecies at Risk ~ Stewardship: Community-Based Conservation workshop Simone Hanchet,Director ofPrograms, Jeanne Sauve Foundation (Canada) intheLocal Ultimately, theLocalStewardship developed O Given the diverse backgrounds of the workshop PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA own network Network ontheGLNinorder toincrease experience andidea-sharingwithinQLF’s Establish aQLFWomen’s Leadership PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA PROPOSAL 5: Promote Diversity in QLF Leadership PROPOSAL 4:OnlineTraining andSkillSharing Participants: IV. Marine&Freshwater Stewardship PROPOSAL 3:Mapping PROPOSAL 2:Youth inAgriculture Program (UNEP),Sudan Nassef, Magda (Facilitator) Council forSolidWaste Management,Palestine O O O O Aburdeineh, Iyad workshops couldbe: within theQLFCommunity. Examplesof gional gatheringstoenableskillsharing agricultural landasaresource form ofincreased sustainabledevelopment broaden voices in decision-making positions, and ultimatelytoincrease thediversityof diversity promotion: QLF leadership.Further possibilitiesfor Develop aproposal toQLFleadership Establish trainingworkshopsonlineorinre- Promote bymappingunused conservation Begin Youth inAgriculture projects asa o o o o o mittee totheBoard ofDirectors give feedback Create com- aninternationaladvisory GIS mapping Storytelling Increase opportunities forAlumnito Create committee ayouthadvisory - United NationsEnvironmental - Bethlehem JointService (Facilitator) 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage21 term stewardship ofwaterresources worldwide. utilize itsfarreaching networktopromote long- shop wastoidentifytheways inwhichQLFcan Concluding Thoughts: Bonne Bay, ~ Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland—the ofQLF’s heart homeregion Gaffney, Jim Labrador Foundatio Fisheries Service;Board ofDirectors, Quebec- The goaloftheMarine&Freshwater work- U.S. Wilbur, Cricket Labrador Foundatio Nadeau, Philip Moir, RonaldB.Jr. U.S. Jacobs, Kira Environmental Protection, U.S. Furfey, Rosemary Development Center, USACE,U.S. Conyngham, Jock Argentina Castresa, Gabriel (Co-Facilitator) (IWA), Netherlands; Quebec-Labrador Foundation Andrews, Lisa - - Environmental Protection Agency, New JerseyDepartmentof - - - International Water Association Board ofDirectors, Quebec- Quebec-Labrador Foundation, - - - n– n– - Government ofBuenosAires, NOAA’s NationalMarine Engineer Research and Ocean RiverInstitute,U.S. U.S. Canada PHOTOGRAPH BY GATES NICHOLAS three keythemes,andtheirimplications: In answer to these themes and their implications, the workshop made the following proposal for QLF: PROPOSAL: EstablishGLNWorking Group 1. StewardshipOverTime 2. Science,Research andData 3. Partnerships In workshop discussions, participants identified O O O O O of suchaplatforminclude: practices andcasestudies. Further benefits tools people canconnectthrough communication protect itlong-term GLN onlinetoshare tools,bestmanagement empowered localvoice and soundresearch, andinfluencedbyan sibility foraresource, andworktogetherto utilized Establish a‘Water Working Group” onthe QLF shouldidentifythewaysinwhich mapsandcitizenscienceshouldbe Story Decision-making mustbedrivenbydata Locals shouldfeelashared senseofrespon- 21 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage22 22 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY MORRIS in thecountry, with1,500square home to theonlytruerainforest Belize, andthemost remote. Itis the southernmost in district Toldeo Belize.Toledo District, is canopy, MachacaHill, Participants: V. TheNature inUs:CulturalHeritage& guide production. QLF’s Brent such areas asmappingandrail provide technical assistance in miles offorest providing habitat nwn o eeee hr. ~ knowing you were ever there.” with thefewest possible people tives through localcounterparts success as:“meetingyour objec- Mitchell definesQLFprogram changes to New Englandandto to maintainex-local partners and ocelot. QLFworks through for mammalssuchasjaguar, puma, Communities Martin, Julie J. Israel Kedmi Pintz,Carmit Myriam Hernandez, Brown Hoyt,Blair Al Safadi, Rana Education, Israel Alhasid, Idit (Co-Facilitator) Torres, Miriam Republic Hušková, Blažena Ptác˘ek, Ladislav Quebec-Labrador Foundatio Lalli, Megan (Facilitator) Program, PeruvianInkaNetworkTrails, Peru Sansour, Vivien Interpretation, CzechRepublic Middleton, Patricia U.S. Singer, Shira U.S. Stetson Jr., Barbara o o ties between Alumni Identifying potentialfundingopportuni- Building communicationandawareness (Facilitator) - - - U.S. McGill University, Canada Center forEnvironmental - - - - Massachusetts General Hospital, - Cultural Project Manager, Jordan Mountain InstituteAndean Seed Heritage Alumni, Palestine Czech Association for Heritage - - Nadace Partnerstvi,Czech - - Butler Library, U.S. - Board ofDirectors, Offshore SailingSchool, - Canada Ministry ofTourism, n– Canada ~ Clare McMorris,current ChairoftheBoard ofDirectors andDirector, Quebec-Labrador Foundation (United States) inTheNature inUs:Cultural Heritage &Communities workshop ties mustcometogethertofindbestpractices as globalizationbecomesagreater threat toboth protect both.Asthisworkshopgroup begantoex- cultural heritageandtheenvironment, communi- Concluding Thoughts: plore whatthe“nature inus”meanttermsof PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Culture andnature are deeplyintertwined, and Van Gelder, Leslie Foundatio Quebec-Labrador Tweedy McMorris, Clare Telem, Inbar UK/Trinidad andTobagoUK/Trinidad ship/Finger FlutingsProject, NewZealand;Con- ship/Finger Cross, Nicola- sultant, Quebec-LabradorFoundation n– U.S. - U.S./ Israel - U.S./ Documentary Filmmaker, - siigRfetv Leader- Aspiring Reflective - Board ofDirectors, 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:00AMPage23 PROPOSAL 1: Story Sharing PROPOSAL 1:Story proposed: could beidentifiedandmaintained: which sustainablecommunities upon Cs”, “5 of up shop group identified a platform, or toolbox, made toolbox, shop group identifiedaplatform,or stories are brought together. communities,cultures and one in which disparate discussions, QLFemerged asacommunity in itself: connect betweengenerationspastandpresent. tive, through acknowledgingtheconflictanddis- participants explored theideaofculture asadap- cultural heritageandenvironmental conservation, With thistoolboxinmind,thefollowingwere Consciousness 5. Coexistence;and 4. Cooperation; 3. Communication; 2. Community; 1. O Before developingproject proposals, thework- As thegroup summarizeditspresentations and Certovka Canal,Prague, CzechRepublic.QLFhasa25-year history ofworking withemerging non-governmental organizations inCentral Europe. QLF’s focus remains on utrlhrtg n niomna twrsi,wt pca mhsso ak n rtce ra.~ cultural heritage andenvironmental stewardship, withaspecialemphasisonparks andprotected areas. Alumni and the GLN platform to share to platform GLN the and Alumni stories thataidinpreserving andpassingon A SeedsofHopeProject woulduseQLF PROPOSAL 3:SharingofExpertise PROPOSAL 2:CulturalLandscapes O O connection toculturallandscapes the GLN,wouldexchangebestpractices GLN totraincommunitiesproblem-solve centers, withthegoalofencouragingpublic the developmentofculture interpretation on traildevelopmentandmanagement the reconnection ofcommunities aspects ofculturalheritage,andencourage Utilize shared QLFexpertise through the A HeritageTrails Project, alsopilotedon PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETHALLING o o o o work culture, orfamily exchanges, internships,and consultant cultures andsitestovisitors would demonstratethevalueof videos orpictures Methods couldincludestewardship Explore communicationtoolsthat Stories couldbeuploadedastext, Stories could focus on harvest, climate, Stories couldfocusonharvest, 23 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage24 24 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 VI. NewDirections inProtected Areas Rub'’al also known Khalidesert, as“TheEmptyQuarter”, ~ Oman.Oman was thesite ofQLF’s 2012MiddleEastRegionalMeeting. Participants: Thalman, Dart Republic Roth, Petr Ambiente (INEA),RiodeJaneiro State, Rambaldi, Denise Catalonia Rafa, Miquel Huffman, Phil Interior, U.S. Manski, David U.S. Jacobi, Charles Vermont Chapter, U.S. Interior, U.S. Association, UnitedStatesDepartmentofthe Fefer, Stewart Clement, Stephanie Independent Consultant,Brazil Britto RodriguesdeMoraes,Marilla Climate Affairs, Oman Al Jabri,Aida Canada Kotler, Adrienne Canada, Canada U.S. Zinger, Nathalie Mitchell, Brent (Facilitator) (Co-Facilitator) - Independent Consultant,Czech - - - - Fundació Catalunya-LaPedrera, - - Ministry ofEnvironment and - - National Wildlife Refuge The Nature Conservancy, (Facilitator) United StatesDepartmentofthe Norwich University, U.S. - Quebec-Labrador Foundation, - National ParkService,Acadia, Nature Conservancyof - Quebec-Labrador Foundation, Instituto Estadualdo - Friends ofAcadia,U.S. - difficult toattain,entities worldwideare exploring Concluding Thoughts: new conservation methodsthatinvolvetheprotec-new conservation such methodsascollaborativemanagementtech- this effort, conservation organizations are employing tion ofbothnaturalcapitalandculturalvalues.In tion experts from varied backgrounds to explore to backgrounds varied from experts tion innovations forfurther improving theprotection of niques andinternationalexchanges. PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Adrienne Kotler Yanosky, andAlberto Executive Director, ~ Guyra Paraguay (Paraguay) Yanosky, Alberto Brunswick, Canada As conservation fundingbecomesincreasinglyAs conservation Woodward, Renata There remains a need, however,conserva- for need, a remains There PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETHALLING - Guyra Paraguay, Paraguay - Nature Trust ofNew 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage25 vation andimprovements inprotected areas (PAs) Conservation PROPOSAL 2:Engagethe Public toPromote in Dialogue PROPOSAL 1:ShowcaseInitiativesandEngage worldwide: and itsnetwork,intheinterest ofcatalyzinginno- developed thefollowingfourproposals forQLF the NewDirections inProtected Areas workshop areas.landscapes andconservation Inthisinterest, ~ Acadia National Park, Maine,United States. QLF’s homeregion, andahistoric site for QLFInternships O O O O O what ishappening”initiatives These canbereferred toas“seeforyourself other stakeholdersonfieldtoursofPAs. and capacityoutsidetheQLFnetwork communities inorder tobuildawareness messages, tools,processes, andtimelines studies shouldincludekeyplayers,ideas, and amongsttheQLFnetwork.Thesecase experienced byQLFAlumniinPA initiatives network forprofessional development. practices, andworstpractices This shouldincludelessonslearned,best Share PA evaluationtools—including Establish initiativestobringpoliticiansand Promote sharingwithexternal story sharingwithintheQLF Facilitate story Share casestudiesofsuccessesandsetbacks PROPOSAL 3: Empower Communities to Protect PAs PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETHALLING O O O O O O network benefits ofprotecting areas—with theQLF water quality, and ecosystemservices, community methods ofmeasuringCO2sequestration, communicate these benefits to a wider a to benefits these communicate the benefitsofPAs musicians, andotherstohelpcommunicate allies, includingcelebrities,youthartists, and innovativeways to bettercommunicatePA narrativesinnew regardingwebinars andonlineservices how to continue to audiences external with build awareness andcapacity nities oncommunityengagement inorder to work focusedoncommunityengagement community engagementinPAs private partnerships andotherformsof of successesusingcitizenscience,public- one anotherinbringingunconventional Promote sharingwithexternalcommu- story Promote sharingwithintheQLFnet- story Share casestudiesamongsttheQLF network Engage membersofthenetworktoassist Provide theQLFnetworkwithworkshops, Share evaluationresults anddocumentation 25 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage26 26 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 Mist netting inArgentinaMist netting withHelenHays, Director, Great GullIslandProject, AmericanMuseum ofNatural History (United States), andArgentine Alumni~ Participants: Nature Conservation VII. OurLivingPlanet:Biodiversity& PROPOSAL 4:NewDirections inQLFLeadership Canada Canada; Quebec-LabradorFoundatio O O O O O Blanchard, Kathleen discussions around othereffective area- mentorship program amongstitsnetwork collaborate onspecificprojects introducing membersofthenetworkto questions Alumni withexperiencetoassistthose network withspecificquestionstoother measuresbased conservation stewardship andimplementation tive withpoliticianfieldtoursfocusedon QLF asamentorshipfacilitator, creating a QLF asafacilitatorofnewpartnerships, QLF asaconnector, linkingmembersofits Engage QLFanditsnetworkintheIUCN “See foryourselfwhatishappening”initia- (Facilitator) - Intervale Associates, n– U.S. and Mwangi, Kiragu Abou Assi,Kamal Beirut, AnimalEncounter, Lebanon Abi Said,Mounir Canada Déziel, Mégane Kingdom Esteban Bremer, Ricardo U.S. Dicostanzo, Joseph Aires, Argentina Al Nouri,Osama Lebanon Castresana, GabrielJ. Beckwith, Morgan Nature inIsrael,Israel History, U.S. Hays, Helen Canada Gavrieli, Yael Silvestre, Argentina Balaban, Amir Hall-Beyer, Myrka (Co-Facilitor) (Facilitator) - - American MuseumofNatural - Tel Aviv University, Israel - Society fortheProtection of - Quebec LabradorFoundation, - - BirdLife International,United - - BirdLife International,Jordan - American Universityof - Shouf Biosphere Reserve, University ofCalgary, Arader Galleries,U.S. Great GullIslandProject, - Government ofBuenos - Fundación Vida PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage27 1. GlobalThreats toBiodiversity tween categories. with theunderstandingthatthere was overlapbe- biodiversity atboththelocalandgloballevel— shop participants beganbyidentifyingthreats to Concluding Thoughts: Seventy-five interns andvolunteers begantheircareers inwildlife research andenvironmental education working for thisprogram. PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Atlantic Puffin.Dr. Kathleen Blanchard directed QLF’s MarineBird Conservation Program for 20years, beginninginthe1970s. The Biodiversity&Nature work- Conservation Through Education,Israel Shamir, Hila Spain Sàez, David Foundation, U.S. Peck, Susan Portugal Neves, Veronica Mwangi, Esther Morris, Alix Nature, Israel Mansour, Costa Kanan, Amer Brazil O O O O Lima, Pedro Delinking ofsystemsdueto disturbances Air pollution Changes inecosystemparameters Habitat lossandfragmentation - - - - - Board of Directors, Quebec-Labrador Fundació Catalunya,Catalonia, - Universidade FederaldaBahia, ,U.S. The IsraeliCenterforExcellence Al-Quds University, Palestine - - - Society fortheProtection of Health Care, UnitedKingdom University oftheAzores, PROPOSAL 2:Training andEducation PROPOSAL 3:Traditional Ecological Knowledge servation workshopwastoidentifyprojectsservation that areas. Althoughmanagementandregulatory could slowandprevent biodiversitylossinproject processes were broadly identifiedaskeycausesof biodiversity loss,theworkshopparticipants agreed that, from animpactandfeasibilityperspective,the PROPOSAL 1: Information SharingPlatform PROPOSAL 1:Information proposals forQLF: in are thosethatpromote publicoutreach andedu- most effective programs forQLFAlumnitoengage this inmind,theworkshopmadefollowing mission asacommunity-basedorganization. With cation—two initiativesthatare centraltoQLF’s O O O schools anduniversities,policymakers geted groups, suchasyouth,women, biodiversity, perhaps through theGLN distribution ofTraditional EcologicalKnowl- edge (TEK)inthevoicesof localpeople Develop aplatformfordocumentation and Establish environmental trainingswith tar- Create aninformation-sharingplatform on o access databases to thisplatform,andglobal,open- Monitoring programs shouldcontribute Biodiversity 2. LocalThreats to caused byclimatechange Biodiversity &Nature Con- O O O O O O O O O O O The ultimategoalofthe mismanagement poaching poor regulation species tors (poisoning) environments spaces inurban Water scarcity Persecution ofpreda- Ecotourism /tourism Hunting and Microplastics Oil pollution Light pollution Invasive species Mismanagement and Loss ofkeystone A dearth ofgreen 27 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage28 28 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 okhp~ workshop Institute ofLandPolicy (United States), intheScalingUpandConservation Finance VIII. Scaling Up and Conservation Finance VIII. ScalingUpandConservation Inbar Telem (United States) andJimLevitt, Manager ofLandConservation Programs, Lincoln Participants: Winans, Walter E.Jr. Winans, Sandra Centre, Vietnam Tuan Anh,Pham Protection Department,Vietnam Trung, Khong Khoshman, Mahmoud U.S. Telem, Inbar Myron, Emily P. Partnership, CzechRepublic Kundrata, Miroslav Group, Oman Governing Boards, Quebec-LabradorFoundation, Network, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Member, Levitt, James N. ThomasF.Horn, Foundation, RBC,U.S. Bolling, Robert H. III Israel Network, LincolnInstituteofLandPolicy, U.S. Society fortheProtection ofNature inIsrael, Hildt, Charley Belaban, Amir U.S. Tunisia/France Sassi, Sabrina Sciences, U.S. Foundation, ManometCenterforConservation de Brun,Constance PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA (Co-Facilitator) - (Facilitator) - - - (Facilitator) U.S. (Representing Israel) - - Altenex, Edison Energy Company, Quang Tri Provincial Forest - Jeanne SauvéFoundation, Jerusalem Bird Observatory, - International Land Conservation International Land Conservation - - U.S. Heritage Rivers,U.S. Viet Nature Conservation - - - Czech Environmental Quebec-Labrador - Council, Quebec-Labrador - Siemens, U.S. Levant Consulting lenges facedbyNGOsandnon-profits likeQLF: identified thefollowingthree mainfinancialchal- than theotherwayaround? non-profits regain power and control from the ground centered around thefollowingquestion:Howcan in theirefforts toachievefinancialstability. Debate opportunities andlimitationsthatnon-profits face working group facilitatedanactivedebateonthe Challenge 1:Competition up, sothatfunderscatertotheorganization, rather Concluding Thoughts: Challenge 2:Projects toVisions Challenge 3:ReclaimingControl PROPOSAL 2:Promoting aLong-Term Vision Effectiveness PROPOSAL 1:SharingWork toMaximizeCost developed thefollowingproposals forQLF: Over theirtwodaysofdiscussion,participants The Scaling Up and Conservation Finance The ScalingUpandConservation O O O O O With thesechallengesinmind,theworkshop long-term visions? funding shiftsfrom short-term projects to limited piecesofthepietogoaround competing forgrantsandfundsthere are as opposedtoashort-term program, there will bemore opportunity andinterest for confined toageographicregion (companies, governmentsetc.)are not Alumni to‘share’ workwhenlarge entities control? of programs. Howcannon-profits reclaim from investorswhocandictatethedirection further fundraising How canorganizations transformsothat With thecurrent numberofnon-profits By pitchinganimageandvisiontoinvestors, There maybeanopportunity forQLF Currently NGOshavetorequest forfunding o o QLF Global,couldprovide justsuch we looktoward ourfuture, weshould vision forthecomingyearstofunders work tocommunicateandpromote our vision forthefuture an opportunity tocommunicateQLF’s QLF’s newglobalconsultingprogram, In thistimeoftransitionforQLF, when 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage29 and Charley Hildt,intheScalingUpandConservation Finance workshop PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY MORRIS Ras Al-JinzNature Reserve, Oman.SootyTerns ( PROPOSAL 3:DevelopingSelf-SustainingAssets ~ Left to right:MahmoudAlKoshman, ManagingPartner, Levant Consulting Group (Jordan) to theArabian sea. Over several years, QLFAlumnihave worked withOman’s Ministryof !Environment andClimate Affairs to consult oncommunity-based management. PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA O interests coincidetocreate long-termrev- where localgovernmentsandconservation tion work.QLFshouldworktodevelop enue streams topromote further conserva- emulate thissystemwhere possible La Pedrera istheepitomeofasuccessstory Sterna fuscata ) andLesser Black-backed Gull( Laurus fuscus PROPOSAL 5:SharingKnowledgeandSupport Hall/Webinar PROPOSAL 4:MonthlyorQuarterlyTown O O ), allinwinter plumage, await thegreen hatchings turtle asthey make theirway communication opportunities through openlinesof Alumni canandshouldleveragethese funding challengesandopportunities. mation withinitsAlumninetworkregarding that maycoincidewithAlumniefforts QLF communitytoknowledgeorfunding QLF hasawealthofexperienceandinfor- These semi-frequent updatescanalert the o the GLN This isanopportunity toleverage 29 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 3 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage30 30 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: forward toitcontinuing. relationship withhim.It’s beenvery special,andIlook he hastouched.Ijustamdeeplyappreciative ofmy just thetipoficeberg, really, ofallthepeoplethat that he'smadewitheachoneofusinthisroom. We're he's madeinthisorganization, andtheinvestment of hiscareer, butwhenIthink oftheinvestmentthat done withgrace,whichiswhatLarry doesvery well. handled hisrelationship withtheChairman.Itwas has alwaysendeared tomeisthewaythathehas for hisloyalty. OneofthethingsthatLarry Morris things. I think, first and foremost, I am grateful to Larry Larry at Princeton University ~ QLF HonoraryRandall Hack, Director (United States), shares memoriesofhistimewith am really gratefulforLarry Morris foranumberof different scenariothanwhatitturnedouttobe.I be gratefulforthatbecauseitcould'vebeenamuch GRAND for a DININGtribute ROOM to our beloved CONGRESS WHEN EVENINGFELLONDAY 3OFTHE MORRIS LARRY FOR DINNER APPRECIATION at therighttimeforalongtime,andweshouldall Phillip Nadeau anytimeandanywhereeveryone, intheworld. stories.Whetherthe topic to telltheirownLarry departing President, Morris.Oldfriends,col- Larry uncanny abilitytomakefriendswithanyoneand words: thatoffriendship,kindness,jollity, andan theQLFPresident,was Larry thecollegekid, Larry leagues, andfamilyaddressed thegathered Alumni father, the same theme continued through everyone’s or, in the case of Michael and Alix Morris, Larry the When Ithinkofwhathe'sdone,notjustinterms Larry Morris wastherightmaninplace , WEGATHERED INSANTBENET’S PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA hlpNda eiicso ar’ iewt L ~ Philip Nadeau reminisces onLarry’s timewithQLF father andtheimpactofQLF ontheirfamilylife: Michael Morris evolution ofQLFyearslater. where hemetpeoplewhowere pivotalforthe that. Changedhislife.Andtherest ishistory. And hehadthecourageandstrength toadmit leading him to a life that he would never find fulfilling. in allseriousness,Ithinkwasthis,thatHarvard was his deepestself,being.Andthatinsight, me.” Sohehasthisepiphany, aflashofinsightinto foliage orsomebirds saying,“Come,Larry. Cometo he looksoutthewindowandseeslastoffall bouncing off hiseyeballs. Hedoesn’t getit.Andthen ment forthenextday. Andthenumbersare kinda desk, trying toabsorb hisCorporateFinanceassign- round aboutOctoberofthatfirstyear, sittingathis unexpected departure from Harvard: at Harvard BusinessSchool,andhisevenmore Randall Hack special peopleandyoumakeQLFvery special.So, be describedasaspiritualepiphany. Ienvisionhim his Princetondays,unexpectedmatriculation thank you. conference andtoseeallofyoubecauseyou’re very grateful tobehere. It’s areal pleasure tobehere atthis Larry’s son,MichaelMorris,spokeabouthis Larry wentontogethisPh.D.fromLarry Cornell, Randall HackdescribedLarry’s earlycareer— I thinkhehad,inallseriousness,whatcanonly And IwilljustendbysayingthatI’mreally PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage31 the phonealot.Hetravels,and it’s [to]placeswe’ve fireman, wesaid,“Hegoestomeetings.Hetalkson explain whatourfatherdid. Instead ofadentistor mon mission,whichisnotalwayseasytoexplain. from more than30countries.Theyunitedoveracom- this years ago. I was amazed by what I experienced. As with I wasluckyenoughtoattendthefirst Alix Morris so worthit. all do,thankyousomuchformakingthatsacrifice barriers. Andit'soneofmyfather’s tricksofthetrade. religious, political,culturalborders. Theybreak down And humorandlaughter, they're universal.Theycross thoughts: work tobedone.Butbeinghere andseeingwhatyou QLF family. There were alotoftripsaway, alot of times, it'sbeenchallengingsharingmydadwiththe for allofyouthatmakesitsoeasyhim.Andat people itisnot.Butit’s hisloveofQLFand makes itlooksoeasy, butIcanassure youformost then yourbestfriends,anddonors.Andhe even yourbiggestadversariesintofriends,and love ofpeopleandaphilosophythatyoucanturn Scotia, NewBrunswick.Mydadhasanunconditional tions toQuebecandLabrador, Newfoundland,Nova QLF’s worksincebefore Icanremember. Familyvaca- we hadthechancetoaddress youtonight.Iwitnessed and myfamily'slife.Andsoit’s really importantthat ~ Michael Morristells usstories abouthisdad,bothhilariousandtouching PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Congress As achild,inparticular, itwas very difficult to Then AlixMorris,Larry’s daughter, shared her His useofhumorimmediatelyputspeopleatease. QLF hasalwaysbeenavery grandpartofmylife , peoplecamefrom alloverthe world, Congress 10 American cooperationin[the]mostuniqueplaces. years hadbeenthere, trying to[find]waysforSyrian- the citywehearabouttoday. Larry formanylong river Euphrates,inaboat,just[outsideof]Raqqa, people ofallkindsbackgrounds. …[H]e hadthatkindofgenuineattitudetowards all inblack,lookingathimbutstillwelcominghim. night… thatAmerican,whiteskinned,amongladies Redacted the samenighthewouldbeinreligious shrinesat place, inacountry that henevervisited[before], and so. WhentheAmericansoldierswere invadingIraq, QLF AlumnaandMiddleEastFellow family. he wascomingtoSyriabeinthemostpeculiar cheers toallofyou,theQLFfamily, ourextended thankful. So,thankyou.Cheerstoyou,dad,and and lovedbyallofyou.Andforthat,weare so,so that whenhewasn’t withus,hewasbeingwelcomed to discoverhowbigourfamilyreally is.Andweknow our father, butinmeetingallofyou,weare sohappy brother mentionedthatitwasattimeshard toshare impact thatmydadhashadonyourlives.And Congress many ofyouhaveapproached meduringthelast anything, istoembraceoneanotherasfamily. So servation, toprotect localheritage,but,more than natural resources, topromote community-basedcon- world better, stronger, more unifiedtosafeguard our But themissionreally, inmymind,istomakeour never heard of.Andheworksfortheenvironment.” a n i oefrQFadhsfml ~ dad andhislove for QLFandhis family Alix Morris,SeniorScience Writer, Earthwatch Institute (United States) talksto usabouther We canalsothinkofLarry inthewaters ofthe You canthinkofLarry thevisionary, ifImaysay ): and duringthisonetotellmeaboutthe PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA ( Name 31 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage32 32 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: environmental stewardship. Iknewaboutmyown Before that moment I had never heard about that, about heard never had I moment that Before what you are doing is called environmental stewardship.” countries.” tunities intheroom, andthatcanserveanumberof push conservationworkatmanylevels.Hugeoppor- things can be done [in the future]; that [we] can really in theroom, andIthink[withthesepeople]somany able opportunitiesoftalkingtoacouplepeoplehere in thisvery moment,tonight,I’vehadexcellent,valu- to date.AndIsaid,“Larry, ifthe Larry was just asking me how I feel about the to find…peoplethatare really aspiringforachange. at this] to go. administrations, inreality, didnotwantthatprogram the UnitedStates,where weare almostsure thatboth sible, torunanexchangeprogram betweenSyriaand new page.Equally, Bethhasbeentrying dotheimpos- countries thathavehistoricallybeenenemiesintoa United Statesandacountry likeSyria,tobringtwo ing…to bridgeculturalheritageissuesbetweenthe Palmyra, before theywere takenintoISIS,andtry- I learnedalotfrom QLF... Larry toldme,“____, So thisisauniqueopportunityforme[tobehere You can also thinkofhiminthecityRuins Congress , anditisoneofthoseopportunities red eertn ar ~ Friends celebrating Larry Congress PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA ends here, Congress opportunities. and theMiddleEast,Iwouldlookforward tomore appreciate them.DespiteallthedespairinSyria Larry andBethwere theonlytwopeopleIknewfrom think thoseopportunitiesare valuableandIreally QLF. Iamnowfortunatetohavemetsomeofyou. I minded peopleandhappeningtoknowthembecause efforts trying torevive aco-existencetradition... but thatwasnewtomeatthetime.Someetinglike- onrAiSi n ar ors ihapooo ig h yn ~ andLarryMorris,withaphoto ofKing,thehyena Mounir Abi-Said PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage33 Branch at (Egypt) thePlenarySession~ Global LeadershipNetwork. all ofustokeepthispowergoingthrough QLF’s tion onthepowerofourteam,andareminder to Alumni ofLivingRivers Environmental Program, from leftto right:PhilHuffman,MichaelCaduto, Director, Programs for Environmental Awareness &Cultural Exchange (United States), Bob Magda Nassef, Consultant, U.N.Environment Post Management andDisaster Conflict us ofwhatcanhappenwhenwedoso. one room, sessionreminded andthisfinalplenary special opportunity tocombineallofthattalentin Alumni network.The ent, expertise, andinterest represented bytheQLF spiring demonstrationofthediversewealthtal- THE FINALDAY OFTHE PRESENTATIONS PLENARY SESSION:WORKSHOP developed, andthepresentations asanin- served the ideasthatourfellowCongress participants had ings andrecommendations. Itwasexcitingtohear atSantBenet,where WITH APLENARY SESSION each workinggroup presented theirgroup’s find- Uie tts,TmHr,Sno oslat eiaeRvr Uie tts,JmGfny(ntdSae) n ar ors~ (United States), Tom Horn,SeniorConsultant, Heritage Rivers (United States), JimGaffney (United States), andLarryMorris Bolling, SeniorVice President, RBC(United States), Rosemary Furfey, Recovery Salmon Coordinator, NOAA’s National Marine FisheriesService (United States), Greig Cranna, Photographer Brent Mitchellclosedthesessionwithareflec- PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Alumni Congress CONGRESS is arare and BEGAN rn iceladestePeaySsin~ Brent Mitchell address thePlenarySession Blazena Husková, Consultant, Nadace Partnerství (CzechRepublic)addresses thePlenary Session~ PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA 33 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 4 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage34 34 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: DAY 4 work thatIhaveobservedduringthelastthree days. fun’—and hissenseoffunis…contagious. and encouraging.Ashealwayssays,‘thisshouldbe one pointoranother. and wehaveallbeenbeneficiariesofhisempathyat little extracare. Hehasalwaysdonethissonaturally, and alsotomakesure thatothersknowyouneeda luck, itisLarry whoisalwaysthere tolendsupport funeral, orempathizingwithajoblossbadrunof all know. Whetheritisafamily illness,orgoingtoa and hisimpactonallofus. enormous role thishasplayedinthelifeLarry hasled Larry’s loyaltytothem,anditbecomesclearwhatan or are connectedtoQLF, becauseoftheirsense of loyalty. Ineedonlyaskhowmanypeopleare here, Jamey notes: and hisleadershipformore thanfourdecades. DEL BORN identified three Morris qualitiesthatdefineLarry then ChairmanoftheU.S.Board, addressed the FAREWELL DINNERAT MERCAT Morris’ tenure asPresident ofQLF. Indoingso,he Congress I thinkthesethree words alsodefinetheQLFnet- Larry’s exuberanceforQLF hasbeeninfectious Larry alsohastobeoneofthekindestpeoplewe We haveallheard aboutLarry’s remarkable sense At the Mercat delBorn,Barcelona, isthelargest cast-iron covered market inEurope. Once abustlingmarketplace, today theintricate iron structure shelters excavated ruinsof medieval Barcelona, shown here. Onthelastnightof one lasttimewithhisremarks ofLarry Congress farewell dinner, JameyFrench, Congress , we heldourfarewell dinnerinasideroom ofthe oldmarket. leadership of Beth Alling, and we work to create a to work we and Alling, Beth of leadership skilled and inspired the under forward go we As above all, [we will always be] empathetic to those to empathetic be] always will [we all, above from different or even conflicting political, cultural, political, conflicting fromeven different or to allQLFAlumniandourbroader community. And urge I organization, our inclusive and morediverse and religious backgrounds as we find ways to work to ways find we as backgrounds religious and our idealsandgoals.We willremain deeplyloyal extended communitytojoinusonthisquest. together inthisworld. as President. position new her on Beth applaud we and years, aeo rnhadessteCnrs tMra e on~ Jameson French addresses theCongress at Mercat delBorn I knowwewillallcontinuetobeexuberantabout We thank Larry for his work over the last 42 last the over work his for Larry Wethank PHOTOGRAPH BY GRACE WEATHERALL PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage35 my newrole, whichbeganonthe1stofJanuary, ing Boards, Staff, Consultants,andouroutstanding QLF President 2017. Iamgratefulforthesupport ofallyou: in honor andaprivilegetoserve this organization. Ithasbeenan day haveanopportunity tolead never imaginedthatIwouldone I knewQLFwastherightfit, tune tojoinQLF’s Staff. While Tabusintac River, New Brunswick: site oftheLivingRivers Environmental Education Program homeregion. ofQLF's andtheheart PRESIDENT CLOSING MESSAGEFROMTHE group ofAlumniandloyalfriendswhoappreciate and innovativemission-drivenprograms underthe ment andvisiontoleadtheorganization withnew at the2016Catalonia QLF’s uniquein community-based niche—working countries. beyond theshores ofNorth Americareaching 75 acrossconservation theU.S./Canadaborder and In 2002,Ihadthegoodfor- The recommendations setforth byourAlumni Emeritus Congress Larry Morris,theGovern- Larry affirm mycommit- make adifference. forward Iwillcarry andbuildon our worldtoday. QLF’s legacyaswefacethechallengesathandin by your support, friendship, and commitment to commitment and friendship, support, your by of ateamthatissecondtonone. ing thatbeganinBarcelona. AndIhavethesupport to capture theenergy, goodwill,andstrategicthink- lenges incommunitiesworldwide.Nowisthetime innovative solutionstoshared environmental chal- has thepotentialtogeneratepositiveimpactand Global Consulting Initiative, QLF Global, that Global, QLF Initiative, Consulting Global Conservation Exchange Programs, and a new a and Programs, Exchange Conservation private program partnerships, International International partnerships, program private tional programs with newly established public/ established newly with programs tional Alumni. QLF will invest in regional and interna- and regional in invest will QLF Alumni. banner of QLF’s Global Leadership Network of Network Leadership QLF’s Global of banner Since myfirstdaysatQLF, Ihavebeeninspired

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY CATALAN STEWARDSHIP: A POST-CONGRESS STUDY TOUR A select group of QLF Alumni from other regions joined with Catalan counterparts and policymakers to explore the current practice and future potential for nature stewardship and privately protected areas in the country. This two-day event explored local issues in detail and helped to inform and lend context to discussions held with the larger group during the main Congress program.

Photographs –clockwise from upper right Miquel Rafa i Fornieles was among the first QLF Fellows from the European continent in 1990. He now oversees the 24 nature reserves of the Catalunya- La Pedrera Foundation. PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY MORRIS Jordi Pietx, QLF Alumnus and Catalan conservation leader serves as the Senior Advisor to The Second QLF Congress. View of El Priorat (The Priory) region of Catalonia. In the distance lies the Nature Park named Montsant (Holy Mountains) where hermits lived in medieval times. The cliffs in the center secured Siurana, the last enclave of the Moors to fall in the reconquest of Catalonia, in 1153. The cliffs now protect nests of Red-rumped Swallows and other birds, and are popular with climbers. PHOTOGRAPH BY BRENT MITCHELL QLF Senior Vice President Brent Mitchell introduces the Stewardship Workshop, QLF Congress, Bükk National Forest, Hungary, 2006. PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIG CRANNA 232504_QLF Congress Report Text.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/18 11:01 AM Page 38

ANDALUSIA: A POST-CONGRESS CULTURAL TOUR

A post-Congress tour to Seville and Córdoba brought Alumni and other QLF constituents to Andalusia. Andalusia is one of Spain’s seventeen autonomous communities and lies in southwest Spain bordering both the Atlantic and Mediterranean oceans. Over its long history, the region has seen a succession of cultures and religions, including long periods of Roman and Islamic rule. Today, architecture and traditions in Andalusia reflect a blend of cultures. Andalusia repre- sents UNESCO sites, protected areas, important historic cross-border trade, and coexistence of the world’s great religions. The area echoes QLF’s focus in community, culture and conservation, and the

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Photographs – top to bottom Panorama view of Alhambra that highlights its mountainous location, with Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada mountain range in its background. PHOTOGRAPH BY KONSTANTIN KALISHKO Alcázar of Seville, founded in 913 AD and primarily constructed in the 1300s, is the oldest European royal palace still in use. Throughout its history, the palace was commissioned and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers, as control of Seville changed over time. PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETH ALLING 232504_QLF Congress Report Text.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/18 11:01 AM Page 39

SEVILLE & CORDOBA THURSDAY, 17 NOVEMBER – SUNDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2016 ~ Andalusia is noted for its UNESCO sites, protected areas, historic trade, and crossroads of the world’s great religions. Schedule THURSDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2016 DEPARTURE FOR SEVILLE FROM BARCELONA & SEVILLE TOUR ~ Seville’s CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARÍA DE LA SEDE is one of the largest Christian churches in the world. The impressive building sits on the site of a 12th century mosque whose minaret, the GIRALDA, still stands alongside the cathedral, and today acts as its bell tower. Although the former mosque was largely destroyed in 1401 when the site was reconstructed, legacies of the Islamic mosque persist through- out the architecture of the building. The cathedral was designed to demonstrate the city’s wealth, influencing its lavish design and extensive gilding. The site also houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer.

ALCÁZAR OF SEVILLE is a UNESCO World Heritage Site :: and the oldest European royal palace still in use. It was origi- nally founded in 913 AD, and was primarily constructed in the 1300s. Throughout its history, the palace was commissioned and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers as control of Seville changed over time. Both Islamic- and Christian-inspired architecture and design are apparent, and coexist in the build- ing walls. Alcázar’s intricate architecture is breathtaking. The palace also includes gardens, orchards, and ponds to visit.

Photographs – top right to bottom Alcázar Seville’s Patio de las Doncellas, also known

as The Courtyard of the Maidens, features a reflect- THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS ing pool with sunken gardens and iconic arches.

PHOTOGRAPH BY WATCHARAKORN CHOTIGO :: Duck Pond in the Maria Luisa Park. The Maria Luisa Park stretches along the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain. It is Seville’s main green area. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOSER PIZARRO 39 Seville Cathedral or the Cathedral of Saint Mary, Spain. It is a Roman Catholic cathedral and is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third largest church in the world. Opened in 1528. PHOTOGRAPH BY IEVGENII FESENKO 232504_QLF Congress Report Text.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/18 11:01 AM Page 40

PARQUE DE MARÍA LUISA pairs cultural sites with a tranquil urban green space. The park includes tree-lined trails, fountains, small canals and duck ponds that can be explored by foot, rowboat, or bicycle. Among Parque de María Luisa’s beautiful gardens are several cultural sites to visit. The MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO highlights local archeol- ogy, including Roman sculptures and mosaics. The MUSEO DE ARTES Y COSTUMBRES POPULARES is an ethnographic museum, nestled in the park, that seeks to highlight the traditions of Seville through various forms of art and ethnographic film.

FRIDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2016 SEVILLE’S DOÑANA NATURAL PARK ~ Andalusia’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, Doñana National Park is one of Europe’s most important wetland reserves; the park is recog- nized for its marshes, lagoons, and streams, and is positioned where the Guadalquivir River joins the Atlantic Ocean. Doñana is home to 360 species of birds, including five endangered species, and its salt marsh is an important breeding ground. Along the African-Eurasian Flyway, a half-million migratory birds rely on Doñana’s habitat. Andalusia Tour participants had the opportunity to explore the park’s rivers and streams and its ecosystems. Doñana faces many challenges as an ecotourism site: marsh and river water from the park irrigates nearby agricultural lands, draining its marshes; and mining upstream poses a threat to its ecosystems. Conservation of this World Heritage site, and the many others that provide refuge for migratory birds, is Photographs – top to bottom critical for environmental sustainability. Traditional flamenco dresses hang on a balcony in Andalusia. Flamenco originates in Andalusia, influenced by the area’s historic blend of cultures. Congress and Andalusia Tour participant, Joe DiConstanzo is a col- PHOTOGRAPH BY JORISVO Grey heron in its natural habitat, the wetlands of Doñana National Park, Spain. league of Helen Hays, Director of the Great Gull Island Project of the PHOTOGRAPH BY JUAN AUNION American Museum of Natural History. Remarkably, in its 50th year, Katy Litka keeps an eye out for birds in Doñana National Park. the Great Gull Island Project is the longest longitudinal study of Com- PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZABETH ALLING Flamingos in the Bonanza marshes of Doñana National Park. This area lies mon and Roseate Terns in the Western Hemisphere. on the bank of the Guadalquivir River and its marshes are the only ones in Doñana that are flooded by tides, not by streams and rain. As a result, the Bonanza marshes are home to flamingos. PHOTOGRAPH BY JUAN AUNION

Joe identified the following species in Doñana National Park: Graylag Goose (100) Cattle Egret (4) Northern Lapwing (2) Common Raven (8) Mallard (500) Glossy Ibis (150) Black-tailed Godwit (3) Bank Swallow (15) Northern Shoveler (1000) Eurasian Spoonbill (2) Green Sandpiper (2) Barn Swallow (20) Green-winged Teal (1) Black-shouldered Kite (1) Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) Long-tailed Tit (1) Red-crested Pochard (2) Eurasian Griffon (20) Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (5) Blue Tit (1) Common Pochard (1) Spanish Eagle (1) Stock Dove (1) Common Chiffchaff (10) Little Grebe (6) Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (10) Eurasian Collared-Dove (1) Eurasian Blackcap (1) Eared Grebe (8) Red Kite (2) Little Owl (1) Sardinian Warbler (1) Greater Flamingo (6000) Common Buzzard (4) Eurasian Hoopoe (1) Black Redstart (1) White Stork (1) Eurasian Moorhen (1) Eurasian Kestrel (6) Spotless Starling (20) Great Cormorant (1) Eurasian Coot (40) Southern Gray Shrike (1) White Wagtail (2) Gray Heron (8) Common Crane (25) Eurasian Magpie (1) Meadow Pipit (5) Great Egret (3) Black-winged Stilt (200) Azure-winged Magpie (2) House Sparrow (10) Little Egret (2) Pied Avocet (200) Eurasian Jackdaw (8) 232504_QLF Congress Report Text.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/18 11:01 AM Page 41

SATURDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2016 Photographs – top to bottom La Mezquita in the background, the Roman Bridge of Cordoba on the Guadalquivir River, a night scene. Cordoba has one of the most unique SITE VISITS IN CÓRDOBA ~ combinations of architecture in any city worldwide, including Roman and Islamic history. PHOTOGRAPHE BY SEAN PAVONE Flamenco show after dinner in Seville ~ Calleja de las Flores is a favorite street for tourists to visit in Cordoba. It is a narrow alley, lined with flowers, that boasts views of the Mezquita in the Córdoba is perhaps most notable for its great mosque, the MEZQUITA, and background. PHOTOGRAPH BY ALINA PAVLOVA the ROMAN BRIDGE apparent just beyond it. The impressive mosque was constructed beginning in the 8th century. It also features a 16th century cathedral built in its centre. The site was originally a church, which was later divided into Muslim and Christian halves, before the Christian half was pur- chased and the whole site was demolished in order to build the present-day Mezquita. The site hosts a beautiful courtyard, a bell tower that influenced Seville’s Giralda minaret, and interior architecture that was far ahead of its time with large, open interior spaces. The site is considered an exceptional example of Moorish architecture. The Mezquita features columns made of jasper and marble, double arched high ceilings, mosaics, and wood panels. The ALHAMBRA is a palace and fortress complex that lies in Granada, a neighbouring city near Córdoba. The site first housed a palace, built by a Jewish grand vizier in the 11th century. It was later turned into a fortress and mosque, then a church replaced the mosque, and later the site was used as a barracks. The site is now known for its fountains, courtyards, and spectacular architecture. The Alhambra is surrounded by a mountain range, and features a park known for its dense cover of English elm trees. The Alhambra is notable for being an example of Muslim art relatively unchanged by the Roman styles that came later and influenced many neighbouring sites, such as the MEZQUITA. The Alhambra is quadrangular, with all buildings opening onto a central courtyard. The building is open and includes reflecting pools and columns. Painted tiles and geometric patterns characterize its decoration. 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage42 42 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: pants ended their tour with a Flamenco show after dinner in Seville. Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Post- Jews. UNESCOrecently considered FlamencoaMasterpieceofthe which included cultural Andalusians, Moors, Castilians, Romanis, and out ofAndalusia’s uniqueblendofcultures atthetimeofitsorigin, are still somewhat disputed, but it is thought that it was borne in part Andalusia is also the home of the history of the city. barracks, and residences. Today, the palace ruins remain; the residential city included reception halls, mosques, administrative offices, gardens, gardens museumjustbelowitilluminates andfields,amodern area of the city has not yet been excavated. The site overlooks former served as the capital of Muslim Spain, also known as al-Andalus. The a fortified Arab Muslim palace-city built in the 10th century. The city On the outskirts of Córdoba lies towers. courtyard, collection of Roman mosaics and sarcophagus, and two and sarcophagus, and mosaics Roman of collection courtyard, that the structure be altered to accommodate fighting with gunpowder- important partofthecivilwarinmid-1400s,whichnecessitated based weaponry. The building is known for its PATIO its for weaponry.known is based MORISCO building The the Moorishruinsthatlayonsitepreviously. Thefortress wasan structure firstbeganin1328,retaining onlysmallportionsof day Mezquita, along the Guadalquivir River. Construction on the present- CRISTIANOS return flight ~ flight return for Barcelona or Madrid for Departure 2016 NOVEMBER 20 SUNDAY, Córdoba is home to its own Alcázar, the . This medieval fortress is located nearby the famous FLAMENCO MADINAT AL-ZAHRA ALCÁZAR DE LOS REYES . The origins of Flamenco Congress , the ruins of tour partici- tourist attraction inAndalusia,known for architecture. inpart itsspectacular PHOTOGRAPH BY SBORISOV. View of Alhambra asthesunsets. TheAlhambra isarguably themost major the of Alcazar Spain. Cordoba, Catolicos, Reyes los de Alcazar of Gardens PHOTOGRAPH BY ARENAPHOTOUK 10th century, whichonce served asthecapitalofal-Andalus. View oftheruinsMadinat al-Zahra, afortified palace-city builtinthe Ruins oftheentrance to thecentral nave oftheReception Hall ofAbd Photographs –top to bottom Gothic towers. Christian Monarchs features a 1300s castle with gardens, Roman mosaics, and ar-Rahman IIIinMadinat al-Zahra. PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANCISCO JAVIER GILOREJA PHOTOGRAPH BY ARENAPHOTOUK 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage43 The RiftValley Flyway stretches across alarge AfricaandtheArabian ofnortheast section Ethiopia,Djibouti,Eritrea, peninsula,andincludesUganda, SouthSudan,Egypt, Yemen, Saudi AS WEMOVEFORWARD TOGETHERINTOTHE WHAT’S NEXT? AND CONGRESS, THE OF WHATCAME initiatives inthecontextofnewprograms that I amexcited,now, tointroduce ourthree new NEXT CHAPTEROFQLF’SHISTORY, Iampartic- PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS grew outofthe2016 initiatives ingreater detail,andtodiscussthese under the banner of the Global Leadership Network. tional exchanges,andtolaunchnewinitiatives to pursuecurrent regional programs andinterna- ularly excited to undertake our three new initiatives duce three ofthesenewpartnerships: Following the gram partnerships with ourrespective Alumni. Congress with you.Therecommendations setforth atthe with severalorganizations toestablishnewpro- Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon,Jordan, Syria,Turkey, Israel, andPalestine. Over 1.5million migrating bird speciesuse theRiftValley Flyway every year. Pictured here of theFlyway isasection in Ethiopia, close to Debre Libanos. O QLFPresident andCEO -BethAlling the RiftValley FlywayintheMiddleEast. An in-region partnership program toprotect Rift Valley FlywayPartnershipProgram Workshop mirror Plenary QLF’s directive Congress PHOTOGRAPH BY MARZORATI ANDREA Congress , QLFisexcitedtointro- – QLFisworking . INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGEPROGRAMS specific outcomesofthe zations worldwide,weare gladtointroduce two now workingtodevelopalongsideseveralorgani- Among thenewprogram partnerships thatQLFis O O O shops, lectures, andculturalprograms. Jerusalem’s HansenHouse,willhostwork- wooden tower, tostandinthegardens of work onJerusalem’s “cactustower”.This West Bank. grant tothearchitect Martin Rajnis,forhis saving andculturalheritageproject inthe for climatechangeadaptation. edge, inconcert withnewmodels,asatool will implementtraditionalecologicalknowl- beginning anewproject inPalestinethat Sami Beckleh,inpartnership withQLF, is The Partnership Foundationmadeanofficial QLF hassupported Vivian Sansour’s seed Jerusalem Tower Seed BankProject Climate ChangeAdaptationProject Congress , below: – 43 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage44 44 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: O O O O for Spring2018. planned anin-region exchangeand eco-tour ization oftheMiddleEastProgram, wehave development, scheduled for the Fall of 2018. on biodiversity conservation and sustainable Exchange, thistimetoVietnam, withafocus orations withViet Nature toincludean nity forQLFtoplantseedsfuture collab- Nature. Also,thisexchangewasanopportu- financial model: a partnership with Viet Viet with partnership a model: financial the was exchange this to New Vermont. Woodstock, in Park Historical National Institute andtheMarsh-Billings-Rockefeller tion andSustainableDevelopment. Ifthe gram inVietnam onBiodiversityConserva- leading non-profits and government agencies impact andpotentialofbird as observatories (JBO)convenedanexchangeaboutthe tory Manomet Exchange Stewardshipthe NationalParkService of thesitevisitsduringExchangewas catalysts foreffectiveandexpe- conservation andone ships inBiodiversityConservation, the Exchangewaspublic/privatepartner- Vietnam totheUnitedStates.Thefocusof in Washington, D.C.withtheEmbassyof New England,culminatingwithmeetings traveled totheU.S.foranExchangein and practitionersrepresenting Vietnam’s grams inorder tobetterachieveconserva- strengthening educationandoutreach pro- JBO andexchangeideasaboutmethodsfor Manomet sentateamtoIsraelvisitthe riential science education. In mid-September, The JBOalsoco-presented withManometat Massachusetts tocontinuethisexchange. the JBOvisitedManometheadquarters in tion goals.InlateOctober2017,staff from in CapeMay, NewJersey(October 26-30). the International Bird Observatory Conference visit withManomet,andtheConference. QLF sponsored twooftheJBOteams forthe Manomet andtheJerusalemBird Observa- leaders In earlyAprilof2017,conservation A Fall 2018 Conservation ExchangePro-A Fall2018Conservation As part ofQLF’s commitmenttotherevital- The SoutheastAsiaExchangeProgram Vietnam Exchange Program Conservation Middle EastProgram Exchange Jerusalem BirdObservatory/ cluded representatives from the publicandprivate sector. QLFlead itsfirstSoutheast AsiaExchangeU.S. withVietNature inpartnership whichin- Minh Hoa,Administrative Officer, VietNature Conservation Centre. Uponreturning to the Vietnam, withRanger PhanVan Truong (with scope); spotting LeTrong Trai, Director, Viet His travel inVietnamincluded asite visitto theXuanThuyNational Park, RedRiver Delta, QLF GLOBAL PROGRAM partnerships with VietNature,partnerships non-governmental organizations, andgovernment agencies. In April2014,LarryMorristraveled to Vietnamto explore ways to buildnew conservation Nature Conservation Centre inthe2017Exchange andparticipant inNew England;andDo al xiig becausethisnewinitiativepresents larly exciting, 2016 planned QLFGlobalprojects thatgrew outofthe lenges asnonprofits experienceincreased competi- QLF Globalhasthepotentialtomeetfundingchal- programmatic growth andourNetworkofAlumni. that result indiversifiedfundingtosupport QLF’s an opportunity fornewmission-drivenprograms this newventure, andIampleasedtointroduce sustainable organization. ABusinessPlaniscur- the is thetimetoharnessenergy andgoodwillof projects thatdemonstrateReturnonImpact.Now rently indevelopmentwithexamplesofconsulting is crucial,andthisinitiativeshouldleadtoamore tion forphilanthropic support. Creative adaptation Congress O O Congress program would participate in the poster ses- sion on the final day of the YSEAL workshop. (YSEAL) Workshop isfunded,thisexchange Young SoutheastAsianLeadersInitiative Bureau ofEastAsiaPacificAffairs (EAP)to support localandregional small-scaleenvi- ing theMekongDeltaenvironment. Asian LeadersInitiative(YSEAL)onprotect- for asix-dayworkshopYoung Southeast U.S. ConsulateGeneralHoChiMinhCity A contractwiththeU.S.Department ofState A contractwiththeU.S.Department ofState Southeast AsiaEnvironmental Projects Young SoutheastAsianLeadersWorkshop . Iwelcomeadialoguewithyouon : – QLF Global is particu- PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY MORRIS 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage45 below: result oftheCongress, isdescribed home region. Onesuchprogram, alsoa we remain dedicatedtoprograms inour nerships, andQLFGlobalconsulting, international exchanges,program part- embarks onaneweracharacterizedby OTHER PROJECTS O O O O Stewardship. on PrivatelyProtected Areas andNature Youth Leadership 2018 exchangeinVietnam. Fellow from Mongoliawilljointhe relationship matures, itishopeda projects.for conservation Asthis Mitchell andtheIUCNSpecialistGroup other Vietnamese nature reserves. emulating thismethodologyin natural resource by conservation wide topromote wildlifeand with localcommunitiesnation- management, andbuildcapacity awareness aboutnaturalresource habitat forbiodiversity, raise New Brunswick,Internsprovided Kingston Peninsula and Fredericton, Nature inMongolia Conservancy through collaborationwiththe Privately Protected Areas (PPA’s) byBrent endemic species,identifycrucial environmental crimeandsafeguard using acousticrecorders todetect the KheNuocTrong (KNT)forest a project tomapthesoundscapeof Nuoc Trong Forest Nature (BHHNR). 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Massachusetts. Massachusetts. historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural andhistorical places intheCommonwealth of The oldestregional landtrustinthe world, TheTrustees ofReservations isanon-profit landconservation and Le Trong Trai, Director, VietNature Conservation Centre. Second row: LarryMorris,QLFPresident Emeritus Binh Provincial People’s Committee; KhongTrung, Head, QuangTri Provincial Forest Protection and Department; Tuan Anh,President &DeputyDirector, VietNature Conservation Centre; Nguyen HuuHoai,Chairman,Quang and Rural Development; To ThiThuHuong,Interpreter; PhamTu Anh,CauGiay People’s District Procuracy; Pham tor, QuangBinhCommunity Development Center; PhamThiLuot,retired, ofAgriculture QuangBinhDepartment The Trustees ofReservations, theCrane Estate, Ipswich, From Massachusetts. leftto right:PhanThiHoai,Direc- Fellows andQLF Staff, 2017Southeast AsiaExchange Orientation Meetingat theInnat CastleHill,aproperty of

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AFTER THE CONGRESS… Catalonia’s Challenging Relationship with Spain On October 27, 2017, nearly a year after the QLF Congress in Catalonia ended, the Catalan government declared independence from Spain. Since then, the Spanish government has refused to accept this declaration, arguing that the Spanish constitution forbids fracturing of the state. For those of us participating in the QLF Congress in Catalonia in November 2016, the idea of a Catalan separatist movement existed at the edge of our minds. We knew that Catalan was a distinct language, and that nearly all Catalan citizens were bilingual. Some of us glimpsed the red, yellow, and blue flags fluttering in some of the windows throughout Barcelona, and learned that these flags symbolized Catalan independence. For many of us, however, the concept of a Catalan identity seemed more of a curiosity than a source of strife— and it was startling, this year, to see pictures in the news of Spanish police blocking Catalan citizens from polling places, as the Catalans attempted to cast their votes for or against independence. Throughout the Middle Ages, Catalonia was a major trading power in the Mediterranean region, and it was not until 1469 that Catalonia was first incorporated into Spain. Catalonia initially retained its autonomy and government, but Spain continued to curtail its independence throughout the centuries that followed, lead- ing to Catalan revolts in the sixteen and seventeen hundreds—each of which were quelled by the Spanish crown. Still, the Catalan sense of nationhood persisted. Beginning in the mid-eighteen hundreds, a revival move- ment for Catalan language and culture swept through the region, culminating in 1932 with a reconstitution of Catalan autonomy. Crushed for 40 years by Franco’s fascist regime, Catalan autonomy was reinstated in 1979 with Spain’s return to democracy.

:: Today, Catalonia continues to promote its distinct culture through Catalan language immersion programs in its public schools, and the use of Catalan in mass media. Thus, in the face of political challenges, the spirit of Catalan nationhood lives on. It was just over a year ago that QLF spent four wonderful days in Catalonia, exploring the culture and the environment, and meeting incredible partners throughout the region. As we anticipate continuing strife, we are grateful, as ever, for QLF’s network of friendship and peace. Whatever the future holds, we wish the very best to our Alumni and partners in Catalonia, and across Spain.

••• A Message from Brent Mitchell Romeva, the minister who opened our Congress, 6 November 2017 waving as he walked toward a hearing before a It has been almost a year since we came to- Spanish court. gether in Catalonia for the 2nd QLF Congress. We QLF does not take political positions, espe- enjoyed many sights, sounds and tastes of Catalan cially regarding politics in another country. But the culture, and made friends with our peers there. drama unfolding in the Autonomous Community Those friends, and everyone in Catalonia, are now of Catalonia is as much social as it is political. We living through turbulent times, and we at QLF hold are in almost daily contact with our Catalan friends as they work to preserve their unique identity, a THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS them in our thoughts and prayers. As you have almost certainly seen in the news, culture we had the privilege of enjoying over sev- :: after many years of unresolved grievances, the eral wonderful days last fall. Our colleagues feel Catalan government declared independence from they are under assault, and anyone who has seen 46 Spain on the 27th of October. Spain has since re- the images of faceless, black-armored policemen moved that duly elected provincial government, violently attacking civilians at referendum polling and Thursday most of its leaders appeared in court stations can understand why. It did not have to in Madrid. Those of you in Massachusetts may come to this; what one of the people you met have seen a photo in Friday’s Globe of Raül describes as “a really sad situation.” 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:01AMPage47 At riskofappearingtotakesides,whatIhearisa determined to foment revolution and division. division. and revolution foment to determined news reports describe,ofa“separatist”government that thesituationisnotassimplesomerecent too brief.Ithinkitisimportant foryoutoknow moment ofcelebration,athatproved all lots intheschoolcafeteria,underfrozen peas. school. Theypreserved thevotebyhidingbal- ing atherlocalpollingstationinanelementary Responses From Alumniand bulls inPamplona.Onefrienddescribesvolunteer- police inscenesreminiscent oftherunning back streets withballotboxes,avoidingSpanish vote: Ihaveavideoofyoungmenrunningthrough pedestrians andwound130othersonLasRamblas ago whenavanwasusedasweapontokill14 shocked bythecowardly terrorist attack10weeks ride forthepeopleofCatalonia.They, andwe,were the streets insolidarity. Catalansriskedmuchto a ballot box, another shares photos of crowds filling exhilarating. I treasure a photo of one friend kissing referendum, adaythatwasbothfrighteningand to givethepeopleavoicethrough anon-binding strolled less than a year ago. Then came the struggle pedestrianboulevard where manyofus —the RobMoir NicolaCross Sendingmuchlove. Josep MariaMallarach With gratitudeandhope, realising thatfreedom canneverbetakenforgranted.Politicalnon-violentorganisations, activitiesandtechniques hope thatthiswillhelpmanypeopletoawake,notonlyinCatalonia, butinSpainandotherEuropean countries, have gainedanimpressive momentum,whichIwouldneverhavedreamt, fosteringnobleattitudes andreactions. The declarationofindependencebrought a The lastfewmonthshavebeenaroller coaster Despite thehardships, andthedarkperspectivesofnearfuture, there are manygoodsigns, however. Ido moving towards authoritarianregimes, whichishappeninginmanycountries this partoftheworld. One hastolookonlyatwashappened inTunisia, Egypt,Turkey andotherMediterranean countries… We are aware thatthisispartofageneraltrend toreduce democracytotheformal,apparent dimension, I thankyouvery muchyourkindmessage.You are right,Catalanpeopleofmyage,whowere raised Thank youforthismessageofsupport,Brent. Muchappreciated. Itwasgoodtostopandpause under Francodictatorship,anddidmanypeacefulpolitical clandestine activitiesduringour Thank youforsheddinglightandbringingsomeclaritytothesedifficult timesforCatalonia. think ofourCatalanfriendsandQLFfamilyatthistimealmostoneyearon. The 2ndQLF university years,feelthatthisisa“déjà-vu”... Congress Congress was amostremarkable andmemorableevent. Participants: Franco dictatorship,whentheywere forcibly sub- never fullyrecovered from theoppression ofthe than 40yearslater, thepeopleofCataloniahave remove theelectedgovernmentofprovince, intractable centralgovernment. long record ofattemptstoresolve issueswithan jugated andforbidden to use their language. They many, themoralauthorityforsuchaction.More they lackedbothprecedent, and,intheeyesof take agenerationatleast...” ornot.Healing will being anindependentcountry is broken andCataloniawillnotbepart again, most, it is relief from that oppression, not necessarily mising stanceoftheSpanishauthoritiestoday. For these difficult days, and hope for healing and peace. closetoourheartshold ourCatalanfriendsvery in will beresolved. Asoneofourhostsputit,“Spain whichtheylongfor. independence, oftheFrancoerainuncompro- see reflections While technicallyitwaslegalforMadridto Beth andIwantyoutoknowthatatQLFwe No onecanforesee howthecurrent impasse Quebec-Labrador Foundation Senior Vice President Brent A.Mitchell Atlantic CenterfortheEnvironment 47 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: 232504_QLF Congress Report Text.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/18 11:02 AM Page 48

A FEW THOUGHTS ON THE CONGRESS Personal Narrative Submitted by Adrienne Kotler, QLF Alumna IN SPRING 2015, I GRADUATED MCGILL Beth’s guidance and mentorship—was to catalyze UNIVERSITY with a degree in Environmental the knowledge of expert Alumni in order to pro- Science, and I was exploring options for post-grad- duce new, concrete conservation projects, led by uation work. At that time I ran into a childhood Alumni and supported by QLF. Additionally, con- friend who mentioned QLF. I was taken by QLF’s vening Alumni would allow these professionals— international scope and grassroots approach, and who know and care about QLF so profoundly—to got in touch with Beth Alling to learn more. Before help guide the future of the organization. long, in May 2015, I began work as a QLF intern In September 2016, I was accepted to a master’s tasked with assisting with formalizing the Global degree in Environmental Governance at the Uni- Leadership Network (GLN). In August, I transi- versity of Freiburg. It was difficult deciding to leave tioned from intern to full-time staff, and I spent my job at QLF, and I was fortunate to have been of- the subsequent year as the Program Manager of the fered the opportunity to continue to work remotely GLN, focusing on the GLN Online and the Second for QLF as a consultant. This was especially excit- QLF Alumni Congress. My responsibilities included ing to me, as it meant that I would be able to see helping to launch the new QLF website and GLN the Congress through. Katy Litka, another consult- Online, coordinating early work on the Second ant, and I were tasked with co-managing the team QLF Alumni Congress, communicating with inter- of young professionals who worked tirelessly be- national Alumni and consultants, and managing fore and throughout the Congress to ensure that GLN interns and staff. the events, hotels, speakers and workshops ran Working for QLF has had a profound impact smoothly. I had the confidence and knowledge to on my professional life. I am particularly grateful do this job thanks to months of training and men- :: for the degree to which QLF’s staff value and trust torship that I received from QLF. young professionals. From my first day of work, I Being able to see the Congress from its early was invited to contribute meaningfully to staff brainstorming and inception through to execution meetings, and was challenged to present innovative is among the most rewarding professional experi- ideas and proposals for the GLN. I was given the ences I have had. I am proud to report that indeed opportunity to interview exceptional QLF Alumni, the Congress catalyzed new partnerships and proj- collaborate with staff and consultants from a vari- ects, and gave Alumni an opportunity to guide ety of fields, and present my work on the GLN at QLF’s direction forward. After months of commu- two Board of Directors meetings. Beth and Larry nicating with international Alumni over Skype and empowered me to speak up, and to have confi- email, it was incredible to meet many of these dence in my abilities. experts in person. And, I was especially proud to In July 2015, Beth and I first discussed QLF’s hear the overwhelming enthusiasm for the GLN intention to host a second Alumni Congress, to and GLN Online. bring together Alumni from its six regions, catalyz- The 2016 Congress brought together two fac- ing collaboration and innovation across borders. tions of QLF’s Alumni base: expert Alumni with ex- I was familiar with the 2006 Congress and was perience to share, and young professionals like me excited by the prospect of contributing to another. who are keen to learn and take action to better our My first Congress task was to propose a location for world. Both factions share a passion for and belief the event; I continue to believe that Barcelona was in QLF. It was clear that those in attendance at the

THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS a perfect fit! Congress—both young and seasoned—have faith Over the following months, I got to know in QLF’s impact, and are grateful for QLF’s pres- :: Alumni from around the world through my work ence in our lives. Having the opportunity to be a on the GLN. The expertise, positivity, and dedica- part of the Congress has made me more confident 48 tion of QLF Alumni does not cease to inspire me. I than ever that QLF will move in new directions became convinced that convening this group of ex- and be highly impactful in its next decade. I am so perts, who share a common vision for a more sus- grateful to have been a part of the organization for tainable and peaceful future, would yield great the past two years, and I hope to continue to con- results. My vision for the Congress—informed by tribute to QLF however I can in the decade to come. 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:02AMPage49 Parador Castle~ responses.derful Here are afew: We onparticipants’experiencesatthe conductedasurvey QLF bringstogetherandconvenesthebest contexts. Becauseofthis,itisencouraging share thesame missionandultimategoal. work thatQLFhasdoneandcontinuesto friends andAlumniacross theglovewho do, andservedasasource ofinspiration The professionals, experts, enthusiasts,and of conservation,finance,andculture. and brightestmindsfrom theworlds We allfacethesameenvironmental challenges regardless ofourdiverse backgrounds, cultural andpolitical to theworkIamcurrently doing. to knowthatthere are somany Congress PHOTOGRAPH BY MEGANLALLI reminded meof thegreat • • • • • • • • • innovation, andencouragingcollaborative group ofindividuals whopourtheirsouls to discoversolutionsglobalchallenges learn, exchangeandstayconnectedwith what isgoingonallovertheworld,and into buildingabetterworld.Theywork against hugeodds,andwithlove. of optimism.TheQLFcommunityisa I leftBarcelona witharenewed sense projects among Alumniworldwide. To meetwiththeQLFfamilyisto The workshopsinspired capacity building, sharingknowledgeand through thisnetworkofexperts, environmentalists andyouth. Congress , andreceived manywon- • • • • • • 49 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:02AMPage50 50 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: University of Freiburg ADRIENNE KOTLER UNITED KINGDOM James Hutton Institute KATHERINE IRVINE CZECH REPUBLIC Nadace Partnerství BLAZENA HUŠKOVÁ More Partnership KENNETH TAYLOR HOFFMAN More Partnership KENNETH TAYLOR HOFFMAN CATALONIA MYRIAM HERNANDEZ Society for Nature Protection ISTVÁN GYARMATHY CATALONIA M.I.C.E. Barcelona MIRIAM GONZALEZ Green Bottle Press JENNIFER GRIGG ITALY Cole Creative KEVIN GRANAHAN MONTENEGRO United Nations Development Programme SNEZANA DRAGOJEVIC UNITED KINGDOM Documentary Filmmaker NICOLA Z. CROSS CATALONIA Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat EULÀLIA COMAS LAMARCA LUXEMBOURG Real Estate Consultant GREN CARR-JONES THE NETHERLANDS International Water Association LISA ANDREWS SOUTHEAST EUROPE EUROPE, CENTRAL AND PARTICIPANTS CONGRESS UNITED KINGDOM HUNGARY UNITED KINGDOM UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY CATALONIA CZECH REPUBLIC Interpretation UNITED KINGDOM SERBIA CATALONIA Conservation and Management Consultant on Biodiversity MARTA PUJOL MARTIN Czech Association for Heritage LADISLAV PTÁCEK CATALONIA Ecoembes JORDI PIETX BirdLife International KIRAGU MWANGI CZECH REPUBLIC ALENA KUNDRATOVA CZECH REPUBLIC Foundation Czech Environmental Partnership MIROSLAV KUNDRATA ARGENTINA Fundación Vida Silvestre RICARDO ESTEBAN BREMER THE CARIBBEAN LATIN AMERICA AND CZECH REPUBLIC CSOP Veronica MOJMIR VLASIN Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat SANTI PÉREZ SEGÚ CATALONIA Fundació Catalunya DAVID SAEZ CZECH REPUBLIC Independent Consultant PETR ROTH PORTUGAL University of the Azores VERÓNICA NEVES CATALONIA Fundació Cataluny MIQUEL RAFA Green Network of Vojvodina OLIVERA RADOVANOVIC a– La Pedrera BRAZIL ARGENTINA BRAZIL Consultant Representing Belize PALESTINE for Solid Waste Management LEBANON Environment Institute Andean Program MIRIAM E. TORRES COLOMBIA Darien Foundation CLAUDIO A. MADAUNE ARIAS UFBA-Universidade Federal da Bahia PEDRO CERQUEIRA LIMA Government of Buenos Aires GABRIEL JULIAN CASTRE-SANA Project Coordinator & Independent MARILIA BRITTO DE MORAES UNITED STATES Islands First NELLIE FAUSTINA CATZIM Bethlehem Joint Service Council IYAD ABURDEINEH CANADA Environmental Educator, RA’ED ABU HAYYANEH Shouf Biosphere Reserve KAMAL ABOU ASSI LEBANON Lebanese University MOUNIR R. ABI-SAID, PH.D. LEBANON Animal Encounter DIANA M. ABI-SAID, M.SC. AFRICA, GULF STATES MIDDLE EAST, NORTH PARAGUAY Guyra Paraguay ALBERTO YANOSKY BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro State INEA– DENISE M. RAMBALDI PERU 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:02AMPage51 EGYPT iatrMngmn Branch Disaster Management Ministry of Tourism CARMIT PINTZ-KEDMI U.N. Environment Post Conflict and MAGDA NASSEF Society For The Protection Of Nature COSTA MANSOUR PALESTINE Al-Quds University AMER A.S. KANAN ISRAEL Tel Aviv University YAEL GAVRIELI ISRAEL Ben Gurion University SHARÓN BENHEIM ISRAEL Al-Quds University SAMI BACKLEH LEBANON MIREY ATALLAH ISRAEL Friends Forever BEN BEN AMI Society for the Protection of Nature Jerusalem Bird Observatory AMIR BALABAN JORDAN Cultural Project Manager EU RANA ALSAFADI PALESTINE Center for Environment Palestine WIJDAN ALSHARIF JORDAN Levant Consulting Group MAHMOUD AL KHOSHMAN OMAN Climate Affairs Ministry of Environment and AIDA AL JABRI ISRAEL Community Service IDIT ALHASID ISRAEL in Israel ISRAEL ISRAEL NEW ZEALAND ISRAEL Through Education CANADA CANADA Jeanne Sauve Foundation SIMONE HANCHET CANADA University of Calgary MYRKA HALL-BEYER CANADA Quebec-Labrador Foundation MÉGANE DÉZIEL CANADA Quebec-Labrador Foundation Intervale Associates DR. KATHLEEN A. BLANCHARD EASTERN CANADA EASTERN CANADA NEW ENGLAND AND QLF HOME REGION – VIET NAM Viet Nature Conservation Centre PHAM TUAN ANH VIETNAM Department Quang Tri Provincial Forest Protection KHONG TRUNG SOUTHEAST ASIA Consultan LESLIE VAN GELDER OCEANIA PALESTINE Al-Quds University JAWAD A. M. SHOQEIR, PH.D. The Israeli Center for Excellence HILA SHAMIR Quebec-Labrador Foundatio Jeanne Sauvé Foundation RIM SABRINA SASSI PALESTINE Heirloom Seed Library VIVIEN SANSOUR ISRAEL Israeli Airports Authority IRIS RAZ t/ Writer n– Canada CANADA Foundatio UNITED STATES UNITED STATES UNITED STATES UNITED STATES UNITED STATES Arader Galleries MORGAN R. BECKWITH Quebec-Labrador Foundation ELIZABETH ALLING (AND NEW YORK) NEW ENGLAND CANADA Nature Conservancy of Canada NATHALIE ZINGER Nature Trust of New Brunswick RENATA WOODWARD Board of Directors, Quebec-Labrador PATRICIA A. MIDDLETON CANADA Quebec-Labrador Foundation MEGAN LALLI UNITED STATES Photographer GREIG CRANNA UNITED STATES United States Army Corps of Engineers JOHN N. CONYNGHAM IV Council, Quebec-Labrador Foundation STEPHANIE M. CLEMENT UNITED STATES Confluence DELIA H. TRAVER CLARK UNITED STATES THE REV. SUSAN ESCO CHANDLER UNITED STATES Quebec-Labrador Foundation Governing Boards, ALFRED D. CHANDLER III & Cultural Exchange Programs for Environmental Awareness MICHAEL CADUTO Council, Quebec-Labrador Foundation ROBERT H. BOLLING III UNITED STATES Butler Library BLAIR BROWN-HOYT CANADA n– Canada 51 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:02AMPage52 52 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: South Arm,BonneBay, Gros MorneNational Park, Great Peninsula Northern ofNewfoundland. Gros MorneNational Park was designated asaUNESCO World Heritage Site in1987. Thegeology of UNITED STATES National Marine Fisheries Service ROSEMARY N. FURFEY Board of Directors, Quebec-Labrador JAMESON S. FRENCH UNITED STATES Consultant STEWART FEFER UNITED STATES Land Conservation Assistance Network AMOS ENO UNITED STATES Consultant, Center for Community GIS Quebec-Labrador Foundation STEPHEN ENGLE UNITED STATES American Museum of Natural History JOSEPH DICOSTANZO UNITED STATES Manomet CONSTANCE DE BRUN UNITED STATES PAM CRANNA UNITED STATES Foundatio Gros Morneprovides some oftheworld’s best illustrations ofplate tectonics. n– U.S. UNITED STATES Council, Quebec-Labrador Foundation UNITED STATES Forest Society of Maine Maine Coast Heritage Trust ALIX HOPKINS Altenex, an Edison Energy Company CHARLES HILDT UNITED STATES American Museum of Natural History HELEN HAYS UNITED STATES Capstone Capital LLC RANDALL A. HACK UNITED STATES BTA/BOLT, Inc. NATASHA GRIGG UNITED STATES CHARLES GRIGG UNITED STATES KATHY GAFFNEY UNITED STATES JAMES T. GAFFNEY PHOTOGRAPH BY GATES NICHOLAS UNITED STATES Foundatio Lincoln Institute of Land Policy UNITED STATES UNITED STATES UNITED STATES Vermont Chapter International Land Conservation Network J UNITED STATES Environmental Protection Agency KIRA A. JACOBS National Park Service-Acadia CHARLES D. JACOBI The Nature Conservancy PHILIP B. HUFFMAN Consultant, Quebec-Labrador THOMAS F. HORN Vermont League of Cities and Towns KAREN HORN Office of the Attorney General of KATHARINE LITKA UNITED STATES New York UNITED STATES AMES N. LEVITT n– U.S. 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:02AMPage53 UNITED STATES UNITED STATES Quebec-Labrador Foundation LAWRENCE B. MORRIS UNITED STATES Viacom, Inc. MICHAEL MORRIS UNITED STATES Earthwatch Institute ALEXANDRA H. MORRIS UNITED STATES Ocean River Institute RONALD B. MOIR, JR. UNITED STATES NPS Stewardship Institute Areas Partner World Commission on Protected of Nature International Union for Conservation Quebec-Labrador Foundation BRENT A. MITCHELL UNITED STATES Foundatio Board of Directors, Quebec-Labrador CLARE TWEEDY MCMORRIS UNITED STATES Quebec-Labrador Foundation NINA T. MCKEE UNITED STATES RUBY MCDERMOTT UNITED STATES Massachusetts General Hospital JULIE MARTIN UNITED STATES CipherHealth KATHERINE MARSHALL UNITED STATES Quebec-Labrador Foundation LAUREN MARANO UNITED STATES RAI Services Company KRISTIN M. MARANO UNITED STATES JOHN P. MARANO, JR. United States Department of the Interior DAVID MANSKI UNITED STATES Quebec-Labrador Foundation THEODORE B. LYMAN n– U.S. Labrador Foundation (Canada), Katy Litka,Charley Hildt,MeganLalli,Intern, Quebec-Labrador Foundation UNITED STATES UNITED STATES UNITED STATES Network Foundatio Foundatio International Land Conservation International Water Association (TheNetherlands),MéganeDéziel,Coordinator, Biodiversity Conservation Program, Quebec- Quebec-Labrador Foundation KEVIN PORTER UNITED STATES Cole Creative ERIKA PETERSSON Board of Directors, Quebec-Labrador SUSAN W. PECK Board of Directors, Quebec-Labrador PHILIP G. NADEAU Lincoln Institute of Land Policy EMILY P. MYRON PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIGCRANNA Beth with her UNITED STATES SHIRA SINGER UNITED STATES Essex County Greenbelt Association ANNE-SEYMOUR ST. JOHN UNITED STATES Sustainability Consultant BETH SAUERHAFT UNITED STATES Congress n– n– U.S. Canada staff members, from left to right: Beth Alling, Grace Weatherall, Adrienne Kotler, Lisa Andrews, Consultant, UNITED STATES UNITED STATES Siemens WALTER E. WINANS, JR. UNITED STATES SANDRA WINANS UNITED STATES Quebec-Labrador Foundation CRICKET C. WILBUR UNITED STATES Quebec-Labrador Foundation GRACE L. WEATHERALL UNITED STATES DOUGLAS WATSON Foundatio Board of Directors, Quebec-Labrador JO-ANN WATSON UNITED STATES Norwich University CONROY DART THALMAN UNITED STATES INBAR TELEM UNITED STATES BARBARA STETSON UNITED STATES Independent Consultant DELPHINE L. SLOTTEN n– U.S. Congress (Canada) ~ 53 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:02AMPage54 54 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: Keynote Speaker: Congress HostandPresenter: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Colleagues inCataloniaforyourextraordinary support waytomakethe inevery Generalitat deCatalunya Departament deTerritori iSostenibilitat Direcció GeneraldePolítiquesAmbientals Generalitat ofCatalonia Institutional RelationsandForeign Affairs Subdirecció GeneraldeBiodiversitat udcoCtlna–LaPedrera Fundacio Catalunya– Ambient/Territory andEnvironment Director del’Àrea deTerritori iMedi Miquel Rafa Minister ofTransparency Raül Romeva Consultant Marta PujolMartin Servei dePlanificaciól’EntornNatural Eulàlia ComasLamarca The SecondQLFAlumniCongress And weextendourgratitudetoConsultantsinBarcelona fortheirtireless effort onbehalfof We extendourheartfelt thanksandappreciation toourAlumni,Partner Organizations, and QLF ALUMNI,PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONSULTANTS INCATALONIA We are deeplygrateful.Thankyou~ . Thankyou,thankyou!With deepappreciation toyou,always~ ~ ~ Presenter attheWorkshop Plenary: Territori/Land Stewardship Network and Founder, Jordi Pietx,Ecoembes, Corte Ingléstravelagency Miriam González Generalitat deCatalunya Secretary ofEnvironment andSustainability Secretària deMediAmbientiSostenibilitat/ Marta SubiràiRoca Xarxa deCustodiadel Congress a success. 232504_QLF CongressReportText.qxp_Layout19/21/1811:02AMPage55 Middle EastExchangeProgram Sami Backleh Global LeadershipNetwork Lisa Andrews Consultants Development andCommunications Alicia Peet Assistant tothePresident Sue AnnPearson Assistant tothePresident Emeritus Linda Mitton Senior Vice President Brent Mitchell President Emeritus Lawrence B.Morris Founding Chairman The Ven. Robert A.Bryan President &CEO Elizabeth Alling Staff PEOPLE THE QLF: olr eirCnutn,Qee-ardrFudto Gray ~ Kotler, SeniorConsultant, Quebec-Labrador Foundation (Germany) de Cent IndependentConsultant (Spain),DelphineSlotten, (United States), NinaMcKee, Intern, Quebec-Labrador Foundation Congress (United States), Adrienne Brent Mitchell with Congress staff, before PlenarySession. Pujol,Consultant Leftto onBiodiversity right:Marta Conservation andManagement projects, Consell Biodiversity Conservation Kathleen Blanchard, Ph.D. Mégane Déziel Photographer Journalist Biodiversity Conservation Greig Cranna Stewardship Institute Delia Clark Global LeadershipNetwork Stephen Engle QLF GlobalProgram Adrienne Kotler Senior Accountant Susan Kelly Southeast AsiaExchangeProgram Katharine Litka Communications Erika Petersson Senior Consultant,Finance Diane Linehan PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY MORRIS Mégane Déziel Lisa Andrews Congress Staff Teddy Lyman Katharine Litka Megan Lalli Adrienne Kotler Charley Hildt Grace Weatherall Delphine Slotten Nina McKee Strategic Planning Graphic Design Kevin Porter Photographic Services Grace Weatherall Historian Leslie Van Gelder QLF GlobalProgram Southeast AsiaExchangeProgram Cricket Wilbur 55 :: THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS :: 232504_QLF Congress Report Text.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/18 11:02 AM Page 56

QLF GOVERNING BOARDS Board of Directors John Rae Lawrence B. Morris John S. Hull QLF–U.S. Honorary Directors Kathryn J. Olmstead Harold W. Janeway Elizabeth Alling John A. Scully Thomas Johnston The Ven. Robert A. Bryan Bayard Brokaw Léon Simard Julia Judson-Rea Richard E. Berlin, Jr. Rosemary N. Furfey Ernest B. Tracy Donald A. Keyser Markley H. Boyer, M.D. Halliday E. Hart Richard J. Warren Jonathan M. Labaree John H. Buck III Clare Tweedy McMorris J. David Wimberly Dawn A. Leaness James F. Carpenter Rev. Edward O. Miller, Jr. Caroline C. Leland Alfred D. Chandler III Frederick S. Moseley IV Tristram C. Colket Council Lindsay Brace Martinez Susan W. Peck Peter O. Crisp Graham Arader Sylvia Metayer James J. Pohlman Jonathan T. Dawson Alex T. Bielak, Ph.D. J. D. Miller Robert M. Schmon, Jr. L. F. Boker Doyle Robert H. Bolling III David N. Nettleship, Ph.D. Ernest B. Tracy III William R. Ferguson Hooper L. Brooks Agnes Pike Jo-Ann Watson Jameson S. French William L. Bryan, Ph.D. Ellen G. Preston Board of Directors Randall A. Hack Stephanie M. Clement James A. N. Ransom QLF–Canada J. Stuart Hermon S. Elizabeth Cundill Frederick D. Remsen Elizabeth Alling John E. Houghton Amos S. Eno Clare C. Rimmer Miller H. Ayre Lawton S. Lamb Allen W. Fletcher Rosemary L. Ripley The Ven. Robert A. Bryan James N. Levitt Gordon A. Gardiner Charles T. Schulze Patricia A. Middleton Robert Liberman Barbara Genge Lee Sochasky Stephen T. Molson Dan W. Lufkin Sally West Goddard The Most Reverend A. Lawrence B. Morris Nancy G. Milburn Henry A. Harding Bruce Stavert

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We believe that QLF’s six-decade record of achievement is derived from the vision and service of the Founder Robert A. Bryan expressed, over decades, through the collective efforts of QLF’s Alumni. These thousands of Volunteers, Interns, International Fellows, and Staff have served with the organization demonstrating a deep commitment to community service; conservation; and the stewardship of natural resources and cultural heritage, inspired in our home region and shared worldwide. THE SECOND QLF ALUMNI CONGRESS ::

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Cover photograph: The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Montjuïc Hill, Barcelona. The Museum is noted for its collection of Romanesque paintings and Catalan art from the 19th and 20th centuries. PHOTOGRAPH BY FESUS

Back cover photograph: Early morning view from the Hotel Parador de Cardona, El Bages region, Catalonia ~ PHOTOGRAPH BY GRACE WEATHERALL

Inside front cover: Aerial view of Las Ramblas, Barcelona. Las Ramblas is the central-most boulevard, which runs through the heart of the city center. PHOTOGRAPH BY PERE SANZ Inside back cover: Món Sant Benet, site of theCongress workshops. Located in the region of El Bages, one hour outside of Barcelona, is the Món Sant Benet cultural heritage center with its refurbished medieval monastery of Sant Benet del Bages, the former summer residence of Catalan painter, Roman Casas. PHOTOGRAPH BY GREIG CRANNA 232504_QLF Congress Report.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/18 10:22 AM Page 1