LEGAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS 2.0Environmental Issues in North America During COVID-19 - Perspectives from the U.S., Canada, and MexicoPart 3 of 3Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 12:00 PM (CT) / 1:00PM (EST - Toronto time) DescriptionThis webinar will provide an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on energy production, natural resource exploitation, economic prosperity, and environmental conservation issues in remote and northern indigenous communities across Canada, the U.S., ane Mexico. The panel will also provide an update on the current legal frameworks governing indigenous rights and environmental abuses by transnational energy and natural resource extraction companies.This webinar will feature an introduction from ABA President Trish Refo and will feature attorneys from Canada, the US, and Mexico.This program is part 3 of 3 of the ABA Hispanic Commission's Digital Legal Summit of the Americas 2.0. For information on all three programs and last years Legal Summit of the Americas please visit: Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities' Legal Summit page.PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR CLE CREDIT.CART services will be available.Register here - https://americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__TOBZonvRz-r2sUZ8PHMQASpeakersBryan Buttigieg, Miller ThomsonMichael Gerard, Columbia Law School, New York, NYSandra Gogal, Miller ThomsonFederico Ruanova-Guinea, Baker McKenzieModeratorElí Salomón, ABA YLD liaison to the ABA Hispanic CommissionCo-SponsorsABA Section of Civil Rights and Social JusticeThe Canadian Bar Association
