Organizer: World Resources Institute

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

Description:

Join Cornell University, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and World Resources Institute at New York Climate Week to celebrate a decade of declining deforestation in Indonesia; a discussion on how the international community can support these achievements going forward; and on how these successes might read across to the other great global rainforests. Speakers from the Government of Indonesia, local NGOs and global partners will discuss how the international community can support Indonesia’s continued success to 2030 and beyond.

A keynote address will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Ir. Siti Nurbaya, Minister for Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia, following a welcome address from Razan Al Mubarak, President of IUCN and UN Climate Change High Level Champion. The event will be chaired by Lord Zac Goldsmith, Senior Fellow at the Bezos Earth Fund.

Schedule:

• 1st Session | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET
  A global success story: Groundbreaking progress and opportunities in the world’s third largest rainforest

• 2nd Session | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET
  Nature positive development: Seeds of success in Eastern Indonesia

• 3rd Session | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET

  Rainforest leadership: Building solidarity and support across the world’s tropical forest nations

Registration:

To attend this event in person, register here.