frame, Amb. Conrad in Ghana Kevin Mark Conrad, born in the

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to parents living in

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"Issuing a Bold Challenge to the U.S. Over Climate"
''New York Times'', January 22, 2008 in 1968,

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, ''

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'' is a Papua New Guinean businessman and

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. He grew up in the

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''Diet for a Warm Planet, The Columbia University Magazine, Summer 2006, Page 24'' tribe near

Wewak Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. It is on the northern coast of the island of New Guinea. It is the largest town between Madang and Jayapura. It is the see city (seat) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak. Hi ...

East Sepik Province East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier ...

and graduated from Ukarumpa High School in the

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Professional roles

Conrad serves as ''Special Envoy and Ambassador for Environment & Climate Change'' for Papua New Guinea and also the executive director of the

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. He is a graduate of

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, and

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."Trojan Alumni Magazine - Alumni Profile Class of 1992"
He was the country's Special Envoy and Ambassador to the

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."Biggest Polluters Hold Up Deal at UN Global Warming Talks"
''BusinessWeek'', 9 December 2011

Climate change negotiations

Conrad is a leading figure behind global efforts to value the

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s provided by tropical forests"A Solution to Climate Change in the World's Rainforests"
Kevin Conrad and Geoffrey Heal, ''The Financial Times'', 30 November 2005"The Greatest Crime"
Kevin Conrad, ''Our Planet'', UNEP September 2008 with the objective of reducing rates of deforestation and increasing forest conservation. In this context, he is generally credited for launching efforts within the

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(UNFCCC) now widely referred to as REDD+ -- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries''.' Further, in his role at the

, Conrad has been instrumental in the establishment of the

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's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility"World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility"
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."United Nations REDD Programme"
Based upon these efforts, industrialized countries — including

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, the

, the UK,

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, and

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— pledged around US$3.5 billion by the close of 2009 under the

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for capacity-building and incentives to reduce rates of

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in participating developing countries. Conrad "gained a worldwide spotlight" during the

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where he represented Papua New Guinea and declared:

We all came with high expectations. The world is watching us. We left a seat for every country. We asked for leadership — and there is an old saying: "If you're not willing to lead, then get out of the way." I would ask the United States: we ask for your leadership. We seek your leadership, but if for some reason you're not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us; please, get out of the way."Moment of the Bali breakthrough"
YouTube video, 19 December 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-27.

According to the ''New York Times'', "the room erupted in applause, and within minutes the lead American representative,

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, dropped the objection and said, 'We will go forward and join consensus today.'" Conrad's statement received widespread international media coverage, and was soon spread on

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."Bali Forum Backs Climate 'Road Map'
''Washington Post'', September 16, 2007"U.S. reversal under pressure leads to climate deal"
''International Herald Tribune'', December 16, 2007
''Der Spiegel'', December 17, 2008"Drama and tears before Bali deal was struck"
''The Telegraph'', December 15, 2008 In July 2011, in preparation for the

, he submitted a proposal, in the name of Papua New Guinea (supported by

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), to the secretariat of the conference, asking for amendments to the

"in order to make effective the right to vote under Article 18 and allow a ‘last resort’ vote to be taken only when every effort to reach consensus has failed and where there is a matter that carries broad-based support and ‘political will’". The proposed amendment to article 18 included, in particular, the following line: "If such efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted and no agreement has been reached, a decision shall, as last resort, be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the Parties present and voting", with exceptions. The

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Professional roles

Climate change negotiations

International honors

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