Stephanie Gerretsen

San Diego, California, 21 July 2026 - The World Institute for Conservation and Environment (WICE) shares reflections from Stephanie Gerretsen, WICE VP for Global Operations, following the Esri User Conference, which drew 22,000 GIS professionals to San Diego. Gerretsen attended sessions with Esri technical leads and practitioners on the latest developments in ArcGIS. Her focus was on how geospatial data and AI are reshaping conservation, disaster response, and land management worldwide. The...

Washington D.C. - 11 July 2026 - The World Institute for Conservation and Environment (WICE) shares reflections from Kenneth MacClune, WICE’s Environment Advisor, who just returned from London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2026, which ran from 20 to 28 June. MacClune attended on behalf of People’s Courage International (PCI), contracted through ISET-International. He presented research on climate risk and informality. His read on the week informs how WICE should continue to build out its blended...

Press Release Washington, D.C. – 14 May, 2026 — The World Institute for Conservation and Environment (WICE) and the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC), the intergovernmental body coordinating forest policy across Central Africa, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the Congo Basin Forest Finance Facility (the Facility). The Facility aims to build investable pipelines of nature-based forest opportunities, reduce real and perceived investment risk, and...