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Mr Carlos Manuel RODRIGUEZ

CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility by its governing body, the GEF Council, in June 2020. The former Costa Rican Environment and Energy Minister was a pioneer in the development of Payment for Ecosystem Services initiatives and strategies for forest restoration, ocean conservation, and de-carbonization, and is an internationally recognized expert on environmental policy, multilateral environmental negotiations, and financing for nature conservation. During his three terms as Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica doubled the size of its forests, made its electric sector 100 percent clean and renewable, and consolidated a National Park System that has positioned the Central American country as a prime ecotourism destination. Rodriguez has held various technical and political positions over the past 30 years. 

CONGRESS PASS
🗓️  3-11 SEPTEMBER 2021
📍 MARSEILLE - FRANCE
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Speaking at:

Date Time/Room Title Features Session type Themes
Friday 03 September 13:00 - 14:30
H9 - B 1 Auditorium - Mercantour
IUCN CEO Summit - Moving from commitment to action: building a nature-positive future
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High Level Summits
Climate change
Economic and financial systems
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Friday 03 September 15:30 - 16:30
Virtual Channel 1
World Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nature
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High Level Summits
Climate change
Rights and governance
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Saturday 04 September 11:00 - 12:30
H8 - 4 Martinique
Opening Plenary: Advancing Rights and Inclusive Governance in Conservation
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Thematic Plenary
Rights and governance
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Saturday 04 September 16:00 - 16:45
H8 - 6 Cap Corse
The Importance of Protecting the African Rainforest
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
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Saturday 04 September 16:50 - 17:25
H9 - B 1 Auditorium - Mercantour
Unlocking a Nature-based Recovery: how to rebuild after the pandemic
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High-Level Dialogue
Economic and financial systems
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Sunday 05 September 08:30 - 12:30
H8 - 2 Forêt d'Orient
Post-2020 global biodiversity framework: a recipe for success
en
Campus Session
Rights and governance
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Sunday 05 September 14:00 - 15:30
H9 - B 1 Auditorium - Mercantour
High ambition for protected areas: turning pledges into action
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High-Level Dialogue
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Monday 06 September 18:00 - 19:00
H3 - Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Restoration
The Restoration Initiative : Catalysing action on restoration
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Exhibition Event
Landscapes
Economic and financial systems
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Monday 06 September 14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 1
Collaboration for protecting the Amazon people and nature: the case of the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program
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Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
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Monday 06 September 13:00 - 13:45
H9 - B 1 Auditorium - Mercantour
An Interview with... Carlos Manuel Rodriguez and Yannick Glemarec
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An interview with…
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Monday 06 September 16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 1
Green is the new gold: partnering with the private sector for conservation finance
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Thematic Stream Session
Economic and financial systems
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Monday 06 September 11:00 - 12:30
H1 Plenary - Calanques
Deep Time 2029: What must we do in now, in 2021, to successfully address the Nature Emergency by 2050?
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Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Tuesday 07 September 07:30 - 08:30
H8 - 10 Alpilles
Breakfast with...
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Breakfast with…
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Tuesday 07 September 15:10 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 4
Acting now to stop the loss of primary forests: Countering the biodiversity and climate crises
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Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
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Tuesday 07 September 16:00 - 17:30
H8 - 5 Mer de Corail
Closing Plenary: Realigning Economy and Conservation - Towards a Systemic Change in Economics and Finance
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Thematic Plenary
Economic and financial systems
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