How to tackle deforestation now and at scale

This webinar discussion, the latest in Innovation Forum’s “From the front-line battle to stop deforestation by 2030” series, features an expert panel discussing how private-sector investments are helping to end deforestation, protect threatened wildlife and fund significant economic development activities for local communities.

The webinar was held in Stockholm as part of the United Nations Environment Programme’s World Environment Day celebrations, and featured representatives from groundbreaking forest conservation REDD+ projects in Kenya, the DRC, Colombia and Cambodia. The panel talked about community-based conservation and their successes stopping deforestation, and the challenges involved.

Panel:

• Joseph Mwakima, community relations manager, Wildlife Works, Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project
• Cara Barund, conservation office manager, Wildlife Works, Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project 
• Neneth Freund, francophone Africa liaison, Wildlife Works, Mai Ndombe REDD+ project 
• Lider Sucre, regional director for Latin America, Wildlife Works
• Chaly Y, GIS and communications officer, Tumring REDD+ project 
• Rithiny Teng, national strategic manager, Wildlife Conservation Society, Keo Seima REDD+ project
• Suwanna Gauntlett, CEO, Wildlife Alliance, Southern Cardamom REDD+ project

Host: Ian Welsh, Innovation Forum

The webinar was sponsored by Everland – click here for Everland's Forest Plan.