Thu, Oct 14
|Zoom
Kinari Webb, Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet. A Memoir
A "magnificent, empowering" (Bill McKibben) memoir about a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world’s rainforests and the communities who depend on them. Kinari will be in conversation with local author, Katherine Standefer (Lightning Flowers)
Date, Time & Location
Oct 14, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
Zoom
About the Event
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You can order Guardians of the Trees from CW online here or by calling the store (505) 988-4226
When Kinari Webb first traveled to Indonesian Borneo at 21 to study orangutans, she was both awestruck by the beauty of her surroundings and heartbroken by the rainforest destruction she witnessed. As she got to know the local communities, she realized that their need to pay for expensive healthcare led directly to the rampant logging, which in turn imperiled their health and safety even further. Webb realized her true calling was at the intersection of medicine and conservation. After graduating with honors from the Yale School of Medicine, Webb returned to Borneo, listening to local communities about their solutions for how to both protect the rainforests and improve their lives. Founding two non-profits, Health in Harmony in the U.S. and ASRI in…