Landscape architects are key to translating policy into action and realizing real biodiversity gains in landscapes, particularly in cities, said ASLA President Kona Gray, FASLA, PLA. We are uniquely positioned to lead multidisciplinary teams of ecologists, biologists, engineers, and other disciplines to protect, restore, and enhance ecosystems worldwide.ASLA announced that Dr. Sohyun Park, ASLA, PhD, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, and MaFe Gonzalez, ASLA, Landscape Designer and Botanist, BASE Landscape Architecture, will represent ASLA at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali, Colombia, October 21-November 1.ASLA and its 16,000 member landscape architects, designers, and educators support the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and its key goals and targets. Landscape architects are committed to achieving the 2030 goals and targets, including protecting and restoring at least 30 percent of terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems by 2030 (30 x 30). They also stand behind the Vision for 2050.Read more in ASLA's THE DIRT: https://bit.ly/3Ujjl1cImage Credit: Dolores Pollinator Boulevard, San Franciso, California. BASE Landscape Architecture / Maria DuaraUConn Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture