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Avoided Deforestation Partners, or AD Partners, is a non-profit organization involved in the global effort to solve the climate change challenge. In particular, the group promotes the concept of “avoided deforestation,” a term coined within the context of international climate change discussions. “Avoided deforestation” refers to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by not clearing forests.〔http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2011/awglca14/eng/misc04a01.pdf〕 This approach decreases the impact of climate change while conserving biodiversity and protecting the 1.5 billion forest dependent peoples. Deforestation has become a heated scientific and legislative issue because loss of trees causes nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of the world's entire transport sector.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/global.html )〕 The group says that its mission is to “dedicated to advancing U.S. and international climate and resource protection policies. AD Partners brings together public, private and civil society leaders to inspire decision makers to implement strategies that promote sustainable agriculture that is free of deforestation.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.adpartners.org/ )〕 To this end, AD Partners has convened international events that support United Nations efforts such as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and the Green Climate Fund (see subhead: Support for International Forest Protection). In addition, the organization has developed partnerships between industry and government that promote resource conservation and the significant reduction of deforestation via sustainable agricultural practices (see subhead: Public-Private Partnerships). The group has also worked with U.S. congressional legislators to shape forest protection policies (see subhead: American Clean Energy and Security Act). AD Partners has supported initiatives that monetize forests’ carbon storage capacity, thereby providing carbon credits that governments and industry can buy to offset their emissions. This initiative essentially pays developing countries to protect and effectively manage their forests. The effort is intended to counter the lucrative practice of clearing rainforests in such countries as Brazil and Indonesia to be used for cattle grazing, planting soy, oil palm and other high-demand crops. However, some critics suggest that this top-down forest management approach does not adequately address the needs of communities on the ground. ==Jeff Horowitz, Founder, Avoided Deforestation Partners== The organization‘s founder, Jeff Horowitz, began the organization by bringing together leaders in government, the private sector and civil society to advance practical, scalable solutions to protect tropical forests. His philosophy is that big environmental solutions can be achieved by forging alliances among groups that are not always accustomed to working together. His first successful application of this approach was in 2008-09, when Horowitz convinced a significant number of environmental NGOs, corporate representatives, and U.S. Government agencies to participate in developing a common approach to ending deforestation. Many viewed this strategy as the only way significant forest protection provisions would be inserted into the Waxman-Markey climate bill. Horowitz’s work lead to the inclusion of a suite of provisions that carried an estimated annual value of US $15 billion for reducing international deforestation. Businessweek and Politico say Horowitz played a key role during the drafting of U.S. Climate legislation to protect the rain forests, and helped to build consensus among a diverse group of players in the debate. Horowitz continues to serve as a facilitator for major environmental consensus-driven strategies for protecting international forests (and thereby the climate) across both for- and non-profit sectors. In his role of Founder of Avoided Deforestation Partners, Horowitz is frequently called upon to participate in high level international climate change discussions. Recently, he was invited by the IUCN to attend their World Parks Congress 2014 and served as moderator for their panel, “World Leaders’ Dialogues: The Future Is Not What It Used To Be – how parks can help build a more resilient future.” Panel members included Paula Caballero, Senior Director, Environment and Natural Resources Management Global Practice, The World Bank Group; Sally Jewel, Secretary of Interior, United States of America; President Tommy Esang Remengesau, Jr., the eighth President of the Republic of Palau; Margareta Wahlström, Secretary-General, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction; and Zhang Xinsheng, President of International Union for Conservation of Nature, Executive Chairman of the Eco-Forum Global, and President of China Education Association for International Exchange. Horowitz’s rainforest advocacy includes mainstream media audiences, and he has written guest columns for such outlets as the Huffington Post and Mongabay.com. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avoided Deforestation Partners」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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