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On
November 21, 2003, PRORENA and the Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute hosted an open, public forum to explore
the challenges and opportunities for financing reforestation
in Latin America at a variety of scales. More than 200 Latin
and North American researchers, forestry professionals,
and members of the business community participated. This
event was made possible through the generous support of
the Peninsula Community Foundation, the Smithsonian Tropical
Research Insitute, and the Yale School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies.
AGENDA
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Welcome
Ira Rubinoff, Director, Smithsonian
Tropical Research Institute |
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"The
challenges of reforestation in Central America"
Gus Speth, Dean, Yale School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies |
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"The
sale of environmental services as a means of financing
reforestation in Latin America"
Stefano Pagiola, Environmental Economist, World
Bank Group |
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"Financing
sustainable forest management (SFM): Challenges and
opportunities"
Jorge Illueca, Principal Forest and Environmental
Policy Official, Secretariat of the United Nations Forum
on Forests |
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"Alternatives
and limitations for financing native species plantations
in the tropics"
John Forgach, McCluskey Fellow, Yale School of Forestry
& Environmental Studies |
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"Access
to financing for small- and medium-sized landowners"
Juan Pablo Buchert, BHP Consulting |
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"The
role of FUNDECOR in Costa Rica"
Carlos Herrera, Deputy Director, FUNDECOR |
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Bradford
Gentry (Moderator), Senior Lecturer in Sustainable
Investments, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental
Studies |
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