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19 May 2008

Climate Focus, Avoided Deforestation Partners, and other organizations (Green Belt Movement, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, Covington & Burling LLP, PG&E Corp., and Baker & McKenzie LLP) hosted a luncheon discussion on 19 May 2008 on the science and economics behind climate change and deforestation.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai spoke about the importance of reducing deforestation in developing countries which was followed by a detailed panel discussion of some of the policy issues surrounding reducing emissions from deforestation and the need and opportunity for US leadership. Download Photos of the Event. For more information please visit www.adpartners.org