Maya Lin’s last memorial What’s Missing? received huge accolades as upholders of climate change, and its adverse impact on endangered species treated it as a testimonial evidence of the irreparable loss. Now, to gather a wider approval to her philosophy, she is supposed to debut her new media piece called Unchopping a Tree at the Support REDD+ Gala in Copenhagen. It’s a positive move from deforestation to reforestation that has garnered tremendous support from the Coalition for Rainforest Nations and the governments of Gabon, Guyana and Papua New Guinea.
Under the REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), a proposed UN mechanism designed to give developing nations the financial incentive to keep their forests standing, Maya Lin will also be awarding seven organizations for their efforts to protect forests and support and implement REDD. The seven organizations are:
* Green Belt Movement and Bonobo Conservation Initiative led by Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prizewinner.
* REDD project in Tanzania led by Jane Goodall, well known for her 45-year study of chimpanzee social and family interactions.
* REDD project in the Amazon rainforest led by Chief Almir of the Surui, the prominent environmentalist, political activist and tribal chief.
* Paso Pacifico Return to Forest project in Nicaragua led by Sarah Otterstrom, Executive Director and co-founder of Paso Pacifico.
* Yayorin (Yayasan Orangutan Indonesia) led by Siti Nur Alliah, Director of Community Outreach and Education.
* Tengchong Forest Initiative in China led by Russell Mittermeier, President of Conservation International.
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