Deforestation and degradation of forest productivity account for nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Forest lands provide the world with food, wood products, energy, habitat and overall sustenance for many communities worldwide. This panel will discuss progress on reducing emissions from deforestation and land degradation (REDD) at the subnational level. Panelists will discuss the progress on the 2008 forestry agreement signed by nine states in the U.S., Indonesia, and Brazil, which represent more than 50 percent of the world’s forests. Particular attention will be paid to how existing state REDD programs can and are helping build capacity within countries to inform national and international climate change policy efforts.

Chair

Mike Chrisman
California Secretary for Natural Resources

Moderator

Steven J. McCormick
President for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Speakers

[Speaker] Jim Doyle
Governor of Wisconsin, United States (Co-host)

[Speaker] Sergio Amoroso
Chairman of Grupo Orsa, Brazil

[Speaker] Carlos Eduardo de Souza
Governor Braga of Amazonas, Brazil

[Speaker] Ana Júlia Carepa
Governor of Pará, Brazil

[Speaker] Manoel Silva da Cunha
President of the National Council of Rubber Tappers of Brazil

[Speaker] Ashton Hudson
President and General Counsel of Rock Creek Capital

[Speaker] Bill Ginn
Chief Conservation Officer of The Nature Conservancy, United States

[Speaker] Yusuf Irwandi
Governor of Aceh, Indonesia

[Speaker] Blairo Maggi
Governor of Mato Grosso, Brazil

[Speaker] Arnóbio Marques
Governor de Almeida Júnior of Acre, Brazil

[Speaker] Russell Mittermeier
President of Conservation International