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The Amazon & the Concordia Amazonas Initiative: Preserving a Critical Link to the Planet’s Health

Speakers:

H.E. Iván Duque Márquez, Former President, Republic of Colombia; Concordia Leadership Council Member
Hanne Dalmut, Senior Director of Partnerships, Concordia

Key takeaways & next steps:

  • Effective solutions to the climate crisis must incorporate the private sector.
  • The private sector should define a plan for periodic improvements to the sustainability of practices and the reduction of emissions. 
  • We should double down on efforts to utilize carbon credits to encourage industry to offset their emissions, but we must strive for better accounting methods to protect this market from greenwashing and abuse.
  • Large corporations can positively contribute to the Amazon rainforest by incorporating sustainably-sourced products into their supply chains. This will reduce the need for illegal and environmentally-harmful trades to produce revenues and incomes for the communities that inhabit the rainforest.
  • Ecotourism can provide an alternative path to growth for the region, and requires working in tandem with the needs of indigenous peoples and reducing emphasis on unsustainable trades. 
  • We should utilize tech revolutions in AI to track illegal activities while also identifying opportunities for sustainable agriculture.

“There is not going to be a solution to the climate crisis we face without a leadership role from the private sector.”

 
H.E. Iván Duque Márquez, Former President, Republic of Colombia; Concordia Leadership Council Member

“People are skeptical as to the role of the private sector.”

 
Hanne Dalmut, Senior Director of Partnerships, Concordia

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