Conservation, Climate Change and Communities
By Neil Carlson | April 2008 | View Full Text
Abstract
This is a feature article from Global Giving Matters, a newsletter on best practices and innovations in individual and family philanthropy and social investment. It is produced by Synergos for members of the Global Philanthropists Circle and other readers interested interesed in global philanthropy.
This article looks at how three members of the Global Philanthropists Circle are supporting conservation, biodiversity, and carbon reduction while also addressing the needs of poor communities in the developing world. Avoided Deforestation Partners, founded by Jeff Horowitz, is building market-driven solutions for saving tropical rainforests and ecosystems with communities and indigenous people at the center. Daniel Feffer, in partnership with his family's paper company Suzano, is restoring Parque das Neblinas, a 2,800-hectare preserve in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Finally, Enki Tan, through his work on the board of Conservation International is supporting a pair of innovative preservation initiatives in Indonesia.
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