Pamela Conrad
About Pamela Conrad
As a licensed landscape architect and climate advocate, my passion for the environment is deeply rooted – from growing up on a farm in Missouri to degrees in Plant Science and regenerative landscape architecture. For the past 20-years, I have focused on implementing nature-based solutions in the built environment from large-scale habitat restoration to a decade of urban sea level rise adaptation projects in San Francisco, California and beyond. My research on carbon performance was sparked by the 2019 LAF Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership is elevating the net positive impacts of landscape architecture and continued through the 2023 Harvard Loeb Fellowship. Outcomes include the Climate Positive Design Challenge industry program and Pathfinder carbon app which has been utilized by over 90% of countries around the world. I focus on finding solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises and planning for a resilient future as ASLA’s Climate Action Plan Chair and IFLA’s Climate and Biodiversity Working Group Vice-Chair, including drafting the IFLA Climate Action Commitment of net zero emissions by 2040 from 75,000+ professionals globally. My work has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, TIME Magazine for Kids, the recent book “Build Beyond Zero'', and on stage at the UN COP27 Climate Conference. I have been honored with numerous awards including the Metropolis Planet Positive Award, ASLA’s Award of Honor, and San Francisco Business Times Women of Influence Award.