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International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) side event #33 at COP16/CMP6
Panel Description
Africa is home to the planets second largest tropical rainforest, and represents one of the fastest emerging markets in forest carbon. What are the challenges and opportunities in developing high quality forest carbon projects in Africa. This panel will examine the current state of the forest carbon market in Africa from both marketing and management perspectives, with particular attention to on-the-ground realities, including the roles of funders, private developers, NGO’s and local communities.
Tuesday December 7, 2010 10:30am- 11:45 am
Westin Spa and Resort, Cancún
Boulevard Kukulcan KM 20 Cancun
Quintana Roo 77500, Mexico
Meeting room: Orozco1
Moderator
Peter Minang, ICRAF World Agroforestry Center
Speakers
- Mike Korchinsky, Founder and President, Wildlife Works Carbon llc
- Christian del Valle, Director of Environmental Markets and Forestry, BNP Paribas
- Alfred Gichu, Senior Ass’t Director & Head of Climate Change Response Programs, Kenya Forestry Service, REDD Focal Point Kenya
- Jane Boles, Manager, International Projects, Ecosystems Restoration Associates
- Raymond Lumbuenamo, Country Director, World Wildlife Fund- DRC
Mike Korchinsky will be in Cancun from December 1-9. To schedule an interview please contact:
Gerald Prolman, [email protected], (415) 548 0973
About Wildlife Works Carbon llc
Wildlife Works Carbon llc., is a leading REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation) project development company, headquartered in San Francisco, CA and has been in business operating a conservation development project in Kenya for the past 14 years. (Learn more at www.wildlifeworks.com and www.wildlifeworkscarbon.com)
During this time the company pioneered a new business model that brings innovative economic solutions to wildlife conservation and forest protection in the developing world. The company was established to help local landowners in the developing world monetize their forest and biodiversity assets whether they are governments, communities, ownership groups or private individuals. The following YouTube link is a segment about Wildlife Works that aired on CNN International:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc9MWLkLTP0
Wildlife Works flagship “Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project” protects over 500,000 acres of forest and brings the benefits of direct carbon financing to Kenyan communities while also securing the entire wildlife migration corridor between Tsavo East and West National Parks. Wildlife Works is actively developing a portfolio of additional REDD+ projects in Africa with an aim to; protect 5 Million hectares of native forest, generate 25M tonnes of CO2e annually, create thousands of sustainable jobs for rural Africans and secure enduring markets for the products they produce.
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Wildlife Works Carbon llc
Gerald Prolman | Director of Business Development
office: 415-883-3393 | cell: 415-548-0973
[email protected]
www.WildlifeWorks.com