Conference of the Parties – UNFCCC COP 15 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation:

Opportunities for U.S. Initiatives in Support of a Global FrameworkWednesday,  Dec.  16,  2009,  from  2:00  to  5:00  pm

Copenhagen,  Denmark

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Hon. Tom VilsackAnnounces US pledge of $1 Billion in forest protection over the 2010 - 2012 period

Thomas FriedmanSir. Richard Branson, Dr. Jane Goodall Pres. Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana, PM Jens Stoltenberg of Norway

Conversation about the urgency of REDD+ and the International Frame

Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned ScientistsBrian McClendon, Vice President, Google, Inc., Co-founder Google Earth

Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, IUCN, Carter Roberts, President, World Wildlife Fund, U.S, Hon. Eduardo Braga, Governor, Amazonas, Brazil

Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat “Unity Coalition” - Leading NGOs and companies advocating for U.S. policy leadership on REDDFrances Beinecke, President, NRDC; Dennis Welch, Executive Vice President, American Electric Power; Mark Tercek, President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy; Dave Yarnold, Executive Director, Environmental Defense Fund; Peter

Seligmann, Chairman and CEO, Conservation International; Bill Tyndall, Senior Vice President, Duke Energy

Robert Zoellick, President, World BankUN and World Bank interview by Jeff Horowitz, AD Partners founderHon. Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator

Pre-Meeting, “Green Room” L - R: Sir Richard Branson, Founder, The Virgin Group; Amb. Stuart Eizenstat, Former U.S. Negotiator; Carter Roberts, President, World Wildlife Fund, U.S.; Dennis Welch, Executive Vice President, American Electric Power; Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank; Tom Friedman, Author, Journalist, New York Times; Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature; Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute, and UN Messenger of Peace; Brian McClendon, Vice President, Google, Inc. and Co-Founder, Google Earth; Hon. Helen Clark, Administrator, UN Development Programme, former Prime Minister of New Zealand; Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists; HE Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana; Bill Tyndall, Senior Vice President, Duke Energy; Dave Yarnold, Executive Director, Environmental Defense Fund; Nigel Purvis, Founder and President of Climate Advisers; Peter Seligmann, Chairman and CEO, Conservation International; Rick Saines, Partner, Backer & McKenzie LLP; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder, Avoided Deforestation Partners

U.S. “Unity Coalition” Panel moderated by Ambassador Eizenstat