Coalition for Rainforest Nations
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The Coalition for Rainforest Nations is an intergovernmental organization established by forested tropical counties to collaboratively reconcile forest stewardship with economic development. It was formed after a speech given on May 10, 2005, at Columbia University by Sir Michael Somare, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.
The Rainforest Coalition aims to bring together both developing and industrialized nations for the purpose of creating community-driven, environmentally sustainable economic growth.
The primary strategy of the coalition is to bring about the reform of international frameworks, both legal and economic, to correct market failures that result in unsustainable outcomes, and to create economic incentives for the preservation of areas of high biodiversity and endemism worldwide.
At the request of Prime Minister Somare, the participating nations have agreed to base the Secretariat for the Coalition for Rainforest Nations at Columbia University in the City of New York.
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[edit] Current Members
The Coalition for Rainforest Nations presently includes:
- Bolivia
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- DR Congo
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
[edit] Advisory Boards
The Coalition for Rainforest Nations is guided by committed governments, award-winning scientists, and world-renowned economists.
The Ministerial Advisory Committee includes:
- Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Papua New Guinea, (Chairman)
- The Honorable Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Minister for Environment, Costa Rica
- The Honorable Dr. Max Puig, Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Dominican Republic
The Scientific Advisory Committee is comprised of:
- Dr. Don Melnick, Co-Chair of the U.N. Millennium Task Force on Environmental Sustainability, (Chairman)
- Dr. Peter Frumhoff, Director, Global Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists
- Dr. Ian Noble, Leader of the Climate Change Team at the World Bank
The Economic Advisory Committee is formed by:
- Dr. Geoffrey Heal (bio), (Chairman)
- Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, Recipient of the Nobel Prize
- Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the United Nations Millennium Project
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