Why attend
You will participate in a discussion, with 7 panelists, on the issues surrounding the use of nature-based carbon offsets for conservation financing. The strengths of a carbon offsets approach and the cautions and limitations, will be identified and recommendations made on whether carbon offsets can be a credible tool to fund conservation.
Session agenda
Moderator
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Jay RITCHLIN
09:00 - 10:30
Director-General, Western Region,
David Suzuki Foundation
Canada
09:00 - 10:30
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Dr Risa SMITH
09:00 - 10:30
Leader,
Protected Areas Climate Change Specialist Group/World Commission
Canada
09:00 - 10:30
Panelist
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Prof. Brendan MACKEY
09:00 - 10:30
Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon,
Griffith University
Australia
09:00 - 10:30
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Eriel DERANGER
09:00 - 10:30
Executive Director,
Indigenous Climate Action
Canada
09:00 - 10:30
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Mr Fernando CAMACHO-RICO
09:00 - 10:30
Director General de Desarrollo Institucional CONANP,
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Mexico
09:00 - 10:30
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Gareth PHILLIPS
09:00 - 10:30
Manager, Climate and Environmental Finance,
African Development Bank
Côte d'Ivoire
09:00 - 10:30
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