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Join Foreign Policy and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on Wednesday, December 7th at 10 a.m. EST for a solutions-based conversation exploring the unfolding damage to Africa’s natural areas and the threat that poses to the rest of the planet.

Experts, advocates, policymakers, and funders will outline the troubling state of affairs, including rapid urbanization, agricultural expansion, and degradation from climate change that are hurting Africa’s natural areas and threatening their role as one of the major “lungs” of the world.

Register now to join the discussion, featuring:

Hailemariam Dessalegn, Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Paulo Gomes, Founder, Orango Investment Corporation, Former Executive Director at the World Bank
Monica P. Medina, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Carol Pineau, Filmmaker and Journalist
Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya, CEO, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)
Andrew Steer, President & CEO, Bezos Earth Fund

The panel will also look ahead to identify ways in which the global community can help Africans thrive in their role as stewards to those natural treasures, how to balance the continent’s needs for industrialization and preservation, and how to fund all the projects necessary to develop sustainable “green infrastructure” throughout the continent.

Registered participants will have the opportunity to submit questions and engage in the conversation using #AfricaForward.

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Event Details:
December 7, 2022 | Virtual
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET

Agenda:

10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
10:05 a.m. Headlining Conversation
- Monica Medina, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
10:25 a.m. Panel Conversation
- Hailemariam Dessalegn, Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
- Paulo Gomes, Former Executive Director at the World Bank
- Andrew Steer, CEO, Bezos Earth Fund
10:55 a.m. Closing Keynote Conversation
- Kaddu Sebunya, AWF President

I look forward to seeing you online!

Andrew Sollinger
CEO & Publisher | Foreign Policy

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