Actions Panel
Forest Restoration: Climate Offense for Business
This session will explore the range of existing and emerging forest restoration solutions that align to business and climate action goals.
When and where
Date and time
Monday, December 9, 2019 · 2 - 3:30pm CET
Location
IFEMA - IETA Business Hub @ COP25 Nº 5 Avenida del Partenón 28042 Madrid Spain
About this event
Historic and recent evidence is clear that the time to plant trees at-scale is now. Trees are an agreed-upon, low-cost, effective, and scalable approach to mitigating the impacts of a changing climate. So, what are the current opportunities and barriers to restoring forest landscapes globally? How is the private sector making a business case to invest in forest restoration? The Arbor Day Foundation and its partners will explore both market-based and non-market-based approaches to guiding investments into restoring forests and community trees.
Speakers and Panelists:
Stephen Donofrio - Director, Ecosystem Marketplace & Supply Change Initiatives at Forest Trends
Ashley Allen - Senior Manager, Climate and Land at Mars Incorporated
Jonathan Shopley - Managing Director at Natural Capital Partners
Rebekah Braswell - Chief Commercial Officer at Land Life Company
Dirk Forrister - CEO at IETA
Margaret (Maggie) Kim - CEO at Gold Standard
Duncan van Bergen - VP Nature Based Solutions at Shell
Jeremy Manion - Lead, Forestry Carbon Markets & Natural Climate Solutions at Arbor Day Foundation
*PLEASE NOTE - Due to limited space, this event is by invitation only. Also, this event will be in the COP25 'Blue Zone' where UNFCCC delegate/observer/press badges are required to attend.