AWF on the WorLD stAGe
B
eing an effective voice on conservation requires staying connected with governments and other
NGOs and staying updated on the latest thinking on conservation and the environment. AWF
therefore regularly attends local, national, regional, and global conferences. Our engagement helps to
inform national and global policy frameworks with experience and insights from the field--ultimately
helping to create an enabling environment for conservation in Africa. Following are just some of the
meetings AWF participated in this past year.
December 2011
COP17: 17th COnferenCe Of the Parties tO the Un framewOrk COnventiOn
On Climate Change
Durban, South Africa
Noting that deforestation in Africa is occurring at a rate four times the world average,
AWF President Helen Gichohi drew attention to the plight of Africa's forests during
Forest Day 5, which took place alongside COP17. "Imagine Africa without the migrations,
great apes, and its diverse wildlife," Gichohi said in her keynote speech, drawing a link
between the health of Africa's forests with the long-term survival of its wildlife. View her
speech at
awf.org/climatechange
March 2012
wOrld water fOrUm
Marseilles, France
landsCaPes fOr PeOPle, fOOd and natUre
Nairobi, Kenya
April 2012
glObal allianCe fOr Clean COOkstOves: east afriCa stakehOlder
COnsUltatiOn and strategiC Planning wOrkshOP
Nairobi, Kenya
June 2012
riO+20: Un COnferenCe On sUstainable develOPment
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 2012
iUCn wOrld COnservatiOn COngress
Jeju, South Korea
afriCa green revOlUtiOn fOrUm
Arusha, Tanzania
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