"We face a true planetary emergency. The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level."-Al Gore (Nobel Acceptance, October, 2007)
MISSION STATEMENT
Recognizing that climate change is the defining issue of our time and that forestry currently represents the largest potential source for cost-effective carbon emissions reductions, Avoided Deforestation Partners works to harness market forces toward halting tropical deforestation through innovative public and private sector partnerships. The future of the world's forests will ultimately be decided by local land-use decisions. Accordingly, our goal is to advocate practical policy solutions for carbon finance that maximize both global and national benefits while improving the lives of indigenous communities on the ground.
Avoided Deforestation Partners is a project of the Center for International Policy, Washington DC
NEWS
AD Partners West Coast event great success
February 28th roundtable, co-sponsored with PG&E, inspired connections between NGOs and the private sector…see more
Advancing Avoided Deforestation: From Policy to Practice
On February 28, AD Partners and PG&E will host a roundtable discussion in San Francisco on practical approaches to stimulating investment in avoided deforestation projects…see more
Avoided deforestation and the economy
Mongabay and Ecosystem Marketplace recently published AD Partners’s editorial linking the US economy with efforts to save rainforests and to fight climate change…see more
AD Partners speaks to full house at UN climate conference:
On December 6, 2007 AD Partners co-hosted a very successful side event on private sector participation in REDD. The event was part of the official UN climate conference in Bali (COP 13). The room was filled to capacity, demonstrating high level of interest in the topic…see more
UN Bali Panel - GPPI:
AD Partners invited to speak on Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI) panel to discuss: Private Sector Participation in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (RED).
Official Side event to UNFCCC COP 13, Dec 6th, 6:00pm, Grand Hyatt.
RECEPTION HOSTED BY AD PARTNERS TO FOLLOW...see more
UN Bali Panel - IETA:
AD Partners invited to participate on International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) panel side event to discuss: Project- Based or Policy-Based Solutions?
UNFCCC COP 13, Dec 7th, 1:00pm, Grand Hyatt.
Brussels Conference Summary:
Official meeting summary of Brussels roundtable discussion from our October 24-25, roundtable now on-line…see more
AD Conference in Brussels:
Avoided Deforestation Partners sponsored successful conference in Brussels on October 24-25 to discuss mechanisms to reduce deforestation in developing countries…see first write up; “Putting Forests on the Agenda”