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13-22 June 2012 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Highlights for the Rio Conventions Pavilion - Thursday, 14 June 2012

The Rio Conventions Pavilion (RCP) continued on Thursday, 14 June 2012, focusing on the themes Africa and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Three sessions were held addressing: economic valuation of land (EVL) - an approach to advance sustainable development in the context of a green economy; facilitating green growth in Africa - perspectives from the African Development Bank (AfDB); and the contribution of traditional knowledge to climate mitigation and adaptation.

Kate Raworth, Oxfam

Panel during the “Facilitating Green Growth in Africa: Perspectives from the African Development Bank.”

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Map to Rio Conventions Pavillion in Athlete’s Park

Economic Valuation of Land: An Approach to Advance Sustainable Development in the Context of a Green Economy

Panel (L-R): John Soussan, Offering Sustainable Land-Use Options (OSLO) Consortium; Aly Abou-Sabaa, African Development Bank (AFDB) Simone Quatrini, Global Mechanism; Elijah Phiri, University of Zambia; Timo Busch, ETH Zurich; Andrew Seidl, IUCN; and William Ehlers, Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Simone Quatrini, Global Mechanism

John Soussan, OSLO Consortium

Aly Abou-Sabaa, AfDB

Elijah Phiri, University of Zambia

William Ehlers, GEF

Andrew Seidl, IUCN

Nate Looker, International Association of
Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS)

Timo Busch, ETH Zurich

Hala Yousry, Women's Major Group

Timo Busch, ETH Zurich, and Andrew Seidl, IUCN

Aly Abou-Sabaa, AfDB, and Simone Quatrini, Global Mechanism

John Soussan speaking during presentation

Facilitating Green Growth in Africa: Perspectives from the African Development Bank

Panel (L-R): Kate Raworth, Oxfam; Frank Sperling, AfDB; Aly Abou-Sabaa, AfDB; Anthony Okon, AfDB; Junya Nakano, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan; and Laurent Some, WWF.

Moderator Daniel Makokera, CEO,
Pamuzinda Productions, South Africa

Kate Raworth, Oxfam

Junya Nakano, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Japan, and Laurent Some, WWF

Anthony Okon Young, AfDB

Frank Sperling, AfDB

Larent Some, WWF

David Oswald, Design + Environment

Nadja Nascimento, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil

The Contribution of Traditional Knowledge to Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

Panel (L-R): Diana Nacimiento, Conservation International Fellow; Johnson Cerda, Conservation International; Jennifer Rubis, UNESCO; and Jadder Lewis, Center for Indigenous Peoples Autonomy and Development, Nicaragua.

Diana Nacimiento, Conservation International Fellow

Jennifer Rubis, UNESCO

Johnson Cerda, Conservation International

Jadder Lewis, Center for Indigenous Peoples
Autonomy and Development, Nicaragua

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