Tropical rainforests are lost at the rate of an acre a second…
Releasing more carbon pollution than the world’s cars, planes and trains combined…
To create cheap, temporary agricultural land that benefit the few…
…at the expense of people, wildlife, biodiversity and our climate!
Mission Statement
Avoided Deforestation Partners is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing U.S. and international forest and climate protection initiatives. AD Partners convenes public, private and civil society leaders to inspire decision makers to promote sustainable agricultural practices that are free of deforestation.
30 global leaders from the World Economic Forum join forces to create a collective dispatch to Paris and beyond: End deforestation now!
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 30 forest advocates offered a collective message for country leaders gathered in Paris for the COP21 UN Climate Summit: “Save the forests, and we can save our climate.” Narrated by Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE.
STOP THE BURNING is the first film that was entirely produced, written and directed by AD Partners. The goal of this project was to craft a collective narrative from interviews of 30 global leaders who represent government, civil society and business interests — all making the case that deforestation must stop immediately if we are to protect our planet from the grim realities of climate change.
“Years of Living Dangerously” wins 2014 Creative-Arts Emmy Award for Best Documentary or Non-fiction Series!
On stage in Hollywood’s Nokia Theatre – (L to R), MEMBERS OF YEARS TEAM: Executive Producer – David Gelber, Producer – Jacob Kornbluth, Co-Executive Producer – Solly Granatstein, Co-Producer – Jeff Horowitz, Senior Producer – Adam Bolt.
On Saturday, August 16th, in the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles Calif., “The Years of Living Dangerously” team won the 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Series. AD Partners is thrilled to have played an instrumental role in the crafting and production of the deforestation story lines for this groundbreaking climate change series. … read more
ADP brokers alliance between the U.S. Government and the Consumer Goods Forum, an organization representing 400 leading CEOs with $3.1 trillion in commodities – to be sustainably produced and deforestation-free by 2020.
Speakers List for the AD Partners Rio+20 Event in order of appearance
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales – Keynote Video Message Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE – UN Messenger of Peace The Hon. Mary Robinson – Former President of Ireland The Hon. Lisa Jackson – Administrator, U.S. EPA Julia Marton-LeFèvre – Director General, IUCN Ambassador Donald Steinberg – Deputy Administrator, USAID Muhtar Kent – Coca Cola CEO (Video Address) Paul Polman – CEO, Unilever and Co-Chair, Consumer Goods Forum The Hon. Bård Vegar Solhjell – Minister of the Environment, Norway Jonathan Pershing – Deputy Special Envoy-Climate Change, U.S. State Dept. Dr. Zhang Songdan – Deputy Dir. Gen., State Forestry Admin., China Olav Kjørven – Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Jason Clay – Senior Vice President, World Wildlife Fund-US Ashok Khosla – President, IUCN Bianca Jagger – Plant a Pledge Campaign Ambassador Tim Rollinson, CBE – Director General, Forestry Commission, Great Britain The Hon. Stanislas Kamanzi – Minister of Natural Resources, Rwanda Andrea Debbané – Vice President of Environmental Affairs, Airbus, S.A. Maurice Strong– Former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Edward Norton – Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity Sir Richard Branson – Founder, Virgin Group, and Event Co-Chair
ADP Hosts High Level Forest-Climate Event at United Nations COP17 Conference
ADP brings together important voices to advance public-private partnerships for protecting forests and inspiring green growth.
U.S. President delivers exclusive address at ADP’s UN forest-climate gathering
Secretary Clinton
Pres. Barack Obama
Frmr. Pres. Bill Clinton
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE
UN S-G Ban Ki-moon
Prof. Wangari Maathai
Speakers List for the AD Partners COP17 Event in order of appearance
The Hon. Ban Ki-moon – UN Secretary-General (keynote message) Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE – UN Messenger of Peace The Hon. William J. Clinton – Frmr. President of the U.S. (video message) Achim Steiner – UNEP Executive Director, UN Under-Secretary-General José Endundo Bononge – DRC, Minister of Environment Tina Joemat-Pettersson – South Africa, Min. of Ag, Forestry & Fisheries Kuntoro Mangkusubroto – Indonesia, Head of the President’s Unit on REDD Jonathan Pershing – U.S., Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change Norbert Röttgen – Germany, Minister for Environment Eric Solheim – Norway, Minister of the Environment Kjetil Lund – Norway, Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance Andrew Steer – World Bank Special Envoy for Climate Change Jason Clay – World Wildlife Fund-US, Senior VP Sean de Cleene – Yara International, VP Global Business Initiatives Larry Schweiger – National Wildlife Federation, President and CEO Peter Seligmann – Conservation International, CEO and Chairman Puvan Selvanathan – Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, VP The Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton – U.S. Secretary of State, video message Wanjira Maathai – International Liaison, the Green Belt Movement Helen Clark – Administrator, UNDP, frmr. New Zealand Prime Minister Mary Robinson – President of Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice The Hon. Toga Gayewea McIntosh – Liberia, Minister of Foreign Affairs (on behalf of 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf) The Hon. Barack Obama – U.S. President (video message)
As global deforestation continues, the world loses an acre of rainforest per second. Deforestation seriously threatens the natural resources necessary to the survival of our planet, and contributes to an estimated 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. With the projected rise in the world’s population, and the growth of developing country economies, demands for food, feed, fiber and fuel will reach new extremes, and will further increase threats to critical… Read more
Consumers are largely unaware that many of the products they purchase contribute to the destruction of rainforests. The shocking truth is that the production of beef, soy, palm oil and paper contribute enormously to the loss of over 36 million acres of rainforest every year. This amounts to an acre of forest lost every second of every day. In addition to the staggering harm to the world’s biodiversity, deforestation is… Read more
In the summer of 2008, AD Partners launched its REDD Methodology Project. The initiative has brought together a group of internationally recognized experts to develop a series of freely available methodology modules for advancing REDD projects. These modules will enable project developers to estimate the real emission reductions of projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (“REDD”). This effort is critical to demonstrating and ensuring the environmental integrity of… Read more
Avoided Deforesattion Partners is pleased to have facilitated a milestone forest-climate policy agreement among prominent U.S. environmental, conservation and development groups in addition to power sector companies and other corporate interests. A further outcome of this initiative has resulted in the creation of a self-governing Tropical Forest and Climate Coalition, whose principal goal is to advocate the inclusion of all elements of the unity agreement in U.S. legislation.
The Avoided Deforestation Partners event in New York City featured Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Al Gore, Jr., and Professor Wangari Maathai, and issued a “Call for Leadership.” Participants urged the U.S. government to take a global leadership role in reducing deforestation. Stu Eizenstat, former U.S. negotiator for the Kyoto Protocol, urged the NGO presidents who were present, in addition to other leaders, to come together and send a message to… Read more
To follow up on our workshop on “The various levels of REDD: Making REDD work for forest nations and local stakeholders,” AD Partners is launching a new effort to provide policy makers with language that ensures that national and sub-national crediting and implementation approaches are compatible. AD Partners will convene stakeholders representing civil society, indigenous peoples, and the business community to draft a possible REDD mechanism that integrates project level… Read more
Just before Christmas 2014, MongaBay, one of the most widely read and well-respected forest-climate online publications, released an editorial by ADP founder Jeff...
Join us for the first episode of Showtime’s “Years of Living Dangerously” with story correspondent Harrison Ford! As reported earlier, AD Partners has...
Avoided Deforestation Partners is pleased to announce that we are joining up with an extraordinarily talented team to produce SHOWTIME’s upcoming series, “Years...
AD Partners is pleased to have brokered an important strategic alliance between the U.S. Government and the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), an organization...
COP 17 marked a significant moment in the UNFCCC process. The Parties achieved several substantial outcomes, including agreeing to a second commitment period...
AD Partners was pleased to participate in “Shaping and Nurturing Sabah’s Future Together,” an international gathering highlighting pathways to protect some of the...
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