Lagoon in Amazon Rainforest Basin by SL Photography / Shutterstock
AL CONSERVATION
ABOVE RIGHT : UNGA 2021 - INTERACTIVE PANEL ; RIGHT : HUMAN-CAUSED RAINFOREST FIRE DISASTER BY TOA55 / SHUTTERSTOCK
Left to right : Dr . James Deutsch , CEO , Rainforest Trust ; Ms . Zdenka Piskulich , Managing Director , Enduring Earth ; H . E . Mr . Carlos Alvarado Quesada , President of the Republic of Costa Rica ; Moderator - Mr . Achim Steiner , United Nations Development Programme Administrator ; H . E . Ms . Erna Solberg , Prime Minister of Norway ; H . E . Mr . Iván Duque Márquez , President of the Republic of Colombia ; Dr . Andrew Steer , President & CEO , Bezos Earth Fund
extraordinary leadership and courage . Now developed countries need to come forward with financing to support this . Our $ 5 billion is a down payment on the planet . We challenge other private funders and especially public agencies — bilateral donors like the U . S . and China , and multilateral donors like the World Bank — to double their investment and commit now for the future of nature and people .”
Together with our loyal supporters , Rainforest Trust is playing a vital role — funding the most impactful and cost-effective projects to save nature for future generations .
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