From Albany to the Amazon: How New York State Can Halt Tropical Deforestation
Join this New York Climate Week Panel Event bringing together local and global leaders to discuss combating deforestation through New York State policy and sustainable supply chains.
12:00pm — Lunch provided
12:30pm — Panel begins
Deforestation is the second-largest driver of climate emissions, accelerating biodiversity loss and intensifying extreme weather events. Globally, an estimated 18 million acres of forest – more than half the size of New York State – are lost each year due to deforestation.
This panel illuminates how critical collaboration among policy makers, frontline and Indigenous leaders in tropical forest regions, the responsible investment community, supply chain traceability experts, business leaders, NGOs and hard-hitting investigative reporting can generate cumulative impact to halt deforestation. Highlighting the immediate opportunity of the NY TREES Act in ensuring state purchasing does not contribute to the destruction of tropical forests, panelists will discuss how the state can align procurement with state climate goals to address the climate emergency and advance human rights.
Panelists:
Justin Flagg, Director of Environmental Policy for NY State Senator Liz Krueger, Sponsor of NY TREES Act
Marcel Gomes, Reporter Brasil & 2024 Goldman Prize Winner
Indigenous Representative from APIB, The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil
Leo Bottrill, Founder and CEO of MapHubs
Mary Beth Gallagher, Director of Engagement, Domini Impact Investments LLC
Moderated by Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY