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Stephanie Meeks is the acting president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. A 20-year veteran of non-profit management, fundraising and marketing, Meeks is currently implementing a long-term strategic plan to expand the organization’s global reach. The plan will also implement priority conservation strategies that address issues such as climate change, sustainable use and new ways to value natural resources and encourage innovation at every level. Get Involved You can learn more about how we’re addressing climate change when you join the Conservancy’s online community and build your own nature page. The Bali Climate Change Conference See how the Conservancy is joining the global discussion that will lay the groundwork for the next international agreement to address climate change. The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Read more on The Nature Conservancy’s contribution to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. Climate Change: What We Support Find out how the Conservancy is working with all levels of government — from state and regional initiatives , to U.S. federal policy, to international treaties — to address the impacts of climate change. Our key policy areas include: Reducing emissions from all sectors Forest carbon Supporting adaptation for nature and people

December 17, 2007 — Stephanie Meeks, acting President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, has issued the following statement upon today’s adoption of the Bali Roadmap, a framework for future UN climate negotiations:

“We applaud the admirable efforts shown today by world governments on the difficult path toward achieving a hard-won consensus on the Bali Roadmap. Over the course of a dramatic afternoon, negotiators took significant steps forward, although the roadmap still falls far short of expectations. 

“The Bali Roadmap does not go far enough to address the scientific community’s warnings and avert the most dangerous consequences of climate change for people and for the planet. But it does open the door to a tougher agreement in two years. There is enough flexibility here for future negotiations to craft a meaningful, comprehensive agreement by 2009, when negotiations for a future framework conclude — and when the United States and others may be ready to commit to a solution that is commensurate to the scale of the threat posed by climate change.

“In addition, forest protection has been firmly planted for future climate negotiations, where decisions will be informed by important pilot projects, such as the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility by the World Bank with help from The Nature Conservancy. Not only does this give developing countries a way of participating in climate change solutions; it also increases the likelihood that other major emitters — including the United States — will eventually agree to deeper cuts in emissions. 

“The conference also approved the establishment of a fund for climate change adaptation, which will direct hundreds of millions of dollars per year to the most vulnerable poor countries.

“It has become increasingly obvious that there is momentum for change in the United States. While negotiations were underway in Bali, a comprehensive climate change bill was sent to the Senate floor, marking an important step forward. Putting in place a domestic cap-and-trade regime would send a strong signal to the world that the US is prepared to lead on climate change. 

“By the time we convene for the next round of negotiations, the climate for change and the demand for action may have shifted even more dramatically. Our hope is that today’s events were a turning point in the global effort to address the urgency of this crisis.”

Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right):  Photo © Leila Mead/IISD/ ENB (UN Climate Conference main hall); Photo © Mark Godfrey/The Nature Conservancy (Stephanie Meeks).