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Rio

Now is the time! Why Rio+20 must succeed

By A joint statement by leading experts, co-ordinated by the German Development Institute
IIGCC

Financing climate change investments in the developing world

By Stephanie Pfeifer, Executive Director, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
FAO

The value of forests: incentives for conservation

By Peter Holmgren, Director of Climate Energy and Tenure Division, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO)
Otto

Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

By Financing a sustainable future: global resources for local action
Greenfield

Investing in a green economy

By Oliver Greenfield, Convenor, Green Economy Coalition, and Victor Anderson, One Planet Economy Leader, WWF-UK
Florin

Risk governance by governments

By Marie-Valentine Florin, Managing Director, International Risk Governance Council (IRGC)
Author

Increasing energy access: the decentralised route

By Elizabeth Bast, Managing Director, Oil Change International and Srinivas Krishnaswamy, CEO, Vasudha Foundation
Tracy A Farrell

Freshwater ecosystems: providing essential services for people

By Tracy A Farrell, Senior Director, Michael P Totten, Chief Advisor for Climate, Energy and Green Techonologies and Lina Barrera, Director of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Policy, Conservation International (CI)
Dr Goodall DBE

Forest and species conservation must address human poverty to be effective

By Dr Jane Goodall DBE, Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute, and UN Messenger of Peace
Professor Watson

Climate change, biodiversity loss, water stress- the case for sustainable agriculture

By Professor Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Adviser, UK government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Strategic Director, Tyndall Centre, University of East Anglia