At its annual gala, the Wildlife Conservation Society recently honored Carlos Manuel Rodr\xedguez, the CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility, or GEF. WCS Wild Audio\u2019s Nat Moss sat down with Carlos Manuel to discuss his long career of conservation leadership, the work of the GEF, and the extraordinary example set by Rodr\xedguez\u2019s home country of Costa Rica for environmental stewardship, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity protection.