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“������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� takes its commitments to addressing climate change and reaching the Sustainable Development Goals very seriously,” says ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Director General Inger Andersen. “Clearly, the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� World Conservation Congress 2016 could not have contributed to achieving this without being 100% climate neutral.”

������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� used credible third-party resources to estimate the amount of carbon emissions and to verify the projects it used to mitigate the emissions. measured total carbon emissions from energy and water use, food, and transportation of goods and people related to the Congress and that the Congress emitted a total of 33,455 tons (rounded) of CO2 equivalent.

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The Cordillera Azul project’s emissions reductions have been verified by ��(�հ䳧),��,�� and others. Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance () certified the project’s biodiversity and social benefits according to its detailed . The wind energy projects are UN certified emissions reductions secured through the Clean Development Mechanism and the initiative of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which meet high environmental integrity standards approved internationally under the UNFCCC.

“With the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Congress in Hawaii, we have set a high standard for sustainable events around the world,” says Andersen. “We have shown that global debate, which is critical for ensuring a sustainable future, can take place without placing additional pressures on the planet.”

Please to learn about all of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��’s efforts to raise the bar for sustainable events through the 2016 Congress and how they earned the Congress international certification as a sustainably-managed event.