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Local news, 23.10.2025

Events on November 11

Program: COP 30 - Events organized by the SDC and its partners (PDF, 14 Pages, 2.6 MB)


Territories for Resilience Connecting Climate, Forests, Risks, and Economies in the Amazon

November 11, 9:00-10:30 a.m., Estação AMAZÔNIA SEMPRE no Museu Goeldi – Auditorium, COP30 Belem

Context: The Amazonian forest, essential for global climate stability and regional resilience, faces mounting pressures from land degradation and unsustainable economic practices originating in both the Amazon and the ecologically interconnected Andes. This critical Andes-Amazon corridor, a biodiversity hotspot, is where climate change intensifies floods, droughts, and fires, undermining the resilience of forests, livelihoods, and economies. These environmental challenges are compounded by complex social dynamics, such as migration, which reshape land use and heighten risks for ecosystems and communities alike. In this context, forest ecosystems—which regulate water, store carbon, and sustain cultures—remain the region's strongest defence; their degradation multiplies vulnerabilities and erodes adaptive capacities across the entire biome.

Challenges and Opportunities: Convened by Switzerland, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through its Amazonia Forever Program, and the Wyss Academy for Nature, this side event showcases how a territorial approach integrates climate action, forest conservation, risk reduction, and resilient economies. It builds on collaborations in risk governance, innovative finance, and strategies to present scalable partnerships. It positions territories as practical laboratories where inclusive governance, disaster risk management, and bioeconomy converge to strengthen resilience. Crucially, with the meaningful participation of Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, local communities, and youth, the solutions generated here act as a vital bridge: they provide tangible pathways to embed local action within national and regional frameworks, thereby offering key levers for systemic transformation and the direct realisation of global commitments like the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.

Objective of the Event: To advance territorial approaches that integrate climate action, risk reduction, and inclusive economic transformation in the Amazon, promoting resilient economies through collaborative models, sustainable finance, and governance, while strengthening ACTO-led regional cooperation and ensuring that local experiences inform Amazon-wide governance and contribute to global commitments, with robust participation from Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, local communities, and youth.

Expected Outcomes

  • Identification of territorial approaches as integrative frameworks for climate action, risk reduction, and inclusive economic transformation in the Amazon.
  • Strengthened regional cooperation under OTCA, ensuring that local experiences inform Amazon-wide governance and contribute to global commitments with robust participation from all voices.
  • Inputs to inform policy dialogues and collaboration frameworks in COP30 and beyond.

Panelists

  1. Martín von Hildebrand (TBC): Secretary General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), anthropologist and environmental leader with decades of experience advancing Indigenous rights and Amazon conservation.
  2. Marylaure Crettaz Corredor: Head of the Regional Thematic Hub in Lima, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) focusing on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Water.
  3. Ellen Acioli: Sector Specialist for the Amazon at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Amazon-born biologist with 18 years of experience in forest conservation, climate justice, and sustainable development.
  4. Tatjana von Steiger: Head of Global Policy Outreach at the Wyss Academy for Nature at the University of Bern. She works at the intersection of global norms and their implementation in sustainability policy.
  5. Miguel Saravia: Miguel is the Regional Director of the Wyss Academy for Nature at the University of Bern, where he leads the Academy’s activities across South America.
  6. Charo Lanao: Coach with broad experience in training, consulting, and public speaking in over 15 countries. Facilitator with Atinchik, ICA, and Art of Hosting, fostering meaningful collective creation.

Agenda

  • Welcome and Strategic framing
  • High-level contributors: SDC Representative, Marylaure Crettaz, IDB Representative, Verónica Galmez, Wyss Academy for Nature Representative, Tatjana von Steiger, AC Representative, General Secretary, Mar Martin von Hildebrand (TBC)
  • Participatory Dialogue: Guided group reflections on on challenges and opportunities to scale territorial solutions linking climate, risks, forests, and economic resilience in the Amazon.
  • Closing & Networking: Visual synthesis, closing reflections by ACTO, and a networking coffee facilitated by Charo Lanao.

Co-organized by the Inter-American Development Bank, the Wyss Academy for Nature, and the Swiss Cooperation Regional Hub Lima

Logistics

Language: English (interpretation available in Spanish and Portuguese – bring your own headphones); Duration: 90 minutes, followed by a coffee break at the Planetary Embassy Chalet; Venue: Estação AMAZÔNIA SEMPRE no Museu Goeldi – Auditorium

Contacts

Wyss Academy for Nature:

Miguel Saravia |  miguel.saravia@wyssacademy.org

IDB: Verónica Galmez |  veronicagal@iadb.org

SDC: Marylaure Crettaz |  marylaure.crettaz@eda.admin.ch

Concept: Territories for Resilience (PDF, 2 Pages, 180.8 kB)

 


Amazonian Solutions: From Cali to Belém and Beyond

Bridging climate and biodiversity action in the Amazon through investments in agroecology and locally owned nature-based solutions

November 11, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Estação AMAZÔNIA SEMPRE no Museu Goeldi – Auditorium

Context: Since National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) were established at the 1992 Earth Summit as the principal means for enacting the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), numerous biodiversity-related plans have been developed. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and CBD COP16 in Cali gave new impetus to biodiversity action. Likewise, UNFCCC COP30 in Belém is expected to deliver key advances on protecting forest ecosystems – and supporting the people who depend on them – in the name of climate. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are key instruments for aligning climate action, but the challenge remains: how to translate commitments “on paper” into tangible action “on the ground.”

Challenges and Opportunities: There are clear synergies between climate and biodiversity action. Agroecology and nature-based solutions (NBS) represent critical pathways in the Amazon, including: i) land restoration; ii) Community forestry and sustainable forest management; iii) Sustainable extractivism and socio-biodiversity products; iv) Integrated fire management. While external investments are necessary to address the immense financial gap, these solutions must be locally owned, tailored to local opportunities and needs, and rooted in the sustainability initiatives of Amazonian peoples and landscapes. However, Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities – the foremost stewards of biodiversity and climate – often lack voice in policymaking and land use planning. Technical gaps persist, particularly at the subnational and local levels, along with weak mechanisms to share knowledge across Amazonian territories. Moreover, the absence of adequate financial infrastructure hampers scaling up and redirecting investments towards agroecology and NBS in ways that ensure fair benefit-sharing and local ownership.

Objective of the Event: To explore how agroecology and nature-based solutions can form part of locally led agendas for Amazonian sustainability, while bridging climate and biodiversity objectives with social and economic sustainability. The event will bring together Indigenous representatives, family farmers, scientists and policymakers to discuss good practices, solutions, bottlenecks, and capacity gaps for scaling up investments in agroecology and NBS at the subnational level in the Amazon.

Expected Outcomes

  • Identification of locally led solutions, barriers, and opportunities for scaling agroecology and NBS in the Amazon.
  • Strengthened visibility of Indigenous Peoples, family farmers, and researchers as key actors in climate and biodiversity action.
  • Contributions to the Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform, fostering collective learning across Amazonian territories.
  • Inputs to inform policy dialogues and investment frameworks in the lead-up to COP30 and beyond.

Panelists

  1. Martin von Hildebrand (TBC): Secretary General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). An anthropologist and environmental leader with over five decades of experience advancing Indigenous rights and Amazon conservation.
  2. Marylaure Crettaz Corredor: Head of the Regional Thematic Hub in Lima, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) focusing on climate change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Water.
  3. Kokoixumti Tembé (Wendel Tembé): Tembé Leader of Alto Rio Guamá Indiginous Land (TIARG) – Master's Degree in Sustainable Development and Agri-Food Business Management – IFPA Castanhal.
  4. Maria do Carmo Sousa: Teacher - Technical Advisor/Quilombola Leader of the Bragantina Network. Master's degree in Languages and Knowledge in the Amazon and Quilombola researcher from the Community of Itamoari.
  5. Victor Tiago da Silva Catuxo: Extension Agent at EMATER-PA and Program Coordinator: Sustainable Territory Promotion and ABC+PARÁ Program at the Pará State Secretariat for Agricultural Development and Fisheries (SEDAP).
  6. Thomas Mitschein: Sociologist – Professor/Researcher at the Trópico em Movimento Program at the Federal University of Pará Ph.D. in Sociology, Economic History, and Political Science WWUM.

Agenda

  • Opening remarks: CIFOR-ICRAF, ACTO Secretary General Martin von Hildebrand, SDC
  • Presentations of actions to expand agroecology and Nature-based solutions: Indigenous representative: Tembé/Tenetehara, Upper Guamá River; Representative of local communities: Bragantina Network
  • Panel discussion with: Indigenous representative: TIARG - Wendel Tembé, Local communities: Bragantina Network - Maria do Carmo, Public sector SEDAP: Victor Tiago, Resercher UFPA: Thomas Mitscheim, CIFOR-ICRAF: Andrew Miccolis, SDC: Marylaure Crettaz, ATCO: Martin von Hildebrand

Co-organized by CIFOR- ICRAF and the Swiss Cooperation Regional Hub Lima

Logistics

Language: English, Portuguese, Spanish (interpretation available – bring your own headphones). Duration: 60 minutes. Venue: Estação AMAZÔNIA SEMPRE no Museu Goeldi – Auditorium

Contacts

CIFOR-ICRAF: Vincent Gitz | v.gitz@cifor-icraf.org

SDC: Marylaure Crettaz | marylaure.crettaz@eda.admin.ch

Concept: Amazonian Solutions: From Cali to Belém and Beyond (PDF, 2 Pages, 167.9 kB)

 


From the Andes to the Amazon

Interdependence and Innovative Actions for Climate Adaptation

November 11, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Estação AMAZÔNIA SEMPRE no Museu Goeldi – Auditorium

Context: In recent years, mountains have gained recognition in the global climate agenda thanks to initiatives like the Mountain Partnership, SDC’s Adaptation at Altitude Programme, and leadership from countries such as Andorra, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, and Perú. Scientific evidence from IPCC reports and dialogues under the UNFCCC, including COP28 and SBSTA-60, has underscored the vulnerability of mountain ecosystems and their link to water, biodiversity, and disaster risks. However, the critical interconnection between the Andes and the Amazon, essential for regional resilience, remains insufficiently addressed. There is a key opportunity in Belem to position mountains as vital reservoirs of climate stability and to promote an integrated Andes–Amazon agenda that unites science, diplomacy, and cooperation.

Challenges and Opportunities: The Andes–Amazon region faces interconnected challenges that require coordinated action across scientific, political, and financial spheres. Despite growing attention to forest ecosystems, their connectivity with mountain ecosystems remains insufficiently reflected in climate and biodiversity agendas. Closing this gap demands stronger science–policy interfaces, strategic alliances, and innovative financing. Significant knowledge and monitoring gaps persist, limiting the ability to apply policy, planning, and cooperating. Institutional frameworks, requiring coordination among countries, sectors, and governance levels to advance shared strategies on water security, ecosystem resilience, and adaptation. COP 30 provides a unique opportunity to build a common evidence base, strengthen alliances among Andean, Amazonian, actors, to position Andes–Amazon connectivity as a strategic axis within global climate and biodiversity frameworks.

Objective of the Event: Foster a collaborative process among Andean, Amazonian, and international actors to explore and highlight the ecological interdependence between mountains and tropical forests, with a view to positioning this connectivity as a strategic axis in climate adaptation, water security, and conservation agendas. Promote a collaborative review of scientific evidence and field experiences that support the Andes–Amazon connection and its implications for ecosystem resilience. Strengthen strategic alliances between Swiss and Latin American institutions to co-design initiatives for climate change adaptation and sustainable development in this strategic region.

Expected Outcomes

  • Identify knowledge gaps, emerging issues, and research priorities on environmental and social connections between the Andes and the Amazon.
  • Consolidate strategic messages on Andes–Amazon interdependence for inclusion in global climate and biodiversity agendas (UNFCCC and CBD).
  • Reaffirm the need to foster interregional and multiactor commitments recognizing the Andes as critical reservoirs of water and biodiversity for the region.

Panelists

  1. Marylaure Crettaz Corredor: Head of the Regional Thematic Hub in Lima, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) focusing on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Water.
  2. Maria Apostolova: Coordinator of the Amazon Basin Water Resources Management Project at OTCA. Expert in international cooperation and transboundary water governance in Latin America.
  3. Verónica Gálmez: Sector Lead Specialist at the IDB’s Amazonia Coordination Unit, focusing on climate and natural resources in the Andes–Amazon. Formerly with the Green Climate Fund and Helvetas.
  4. César Aréstegui: Deputy Director of Global Environmental Affairs at the Directorate of Environment, under the General Directorate for Multilateral and Global Affairs of Peru. Former Deputy Director of the Pacific Alliance.
  5. María Argüello: Executive Director of CONDESAN, with 30+ years of experience in natural resource management and environmental governance, promoting sustainable development through science and regional collaboration.
  6. Luis Daniel Llambí : Program Coordinator of Adaptation at Altitude, with 20+ years studying how climate and land use shape Andean biodiversity and resilience.
  7. Paula Caballero: Director for Latin America at The Nature Conservancy. She works on new strategies and innovative partnerships to conserve the planet's most biodiverse region and promote sustainable development.

Programme

  • Opening remarks: SDC and Secretary General of the Andean Community (CAN).
  • Presentations: Scientific insights on Andes–Amazon interdependencies (CONDESAN & TNC).
  • Panel Discussion: Multi-stakeholder dialogue on evidence, cooperation, finance, and governance.
  • Closing: Reflections by Colombia’s Ministry of Environment and key messages towards COP30.

Logistics

Languages: English (interpretation available in Portuguese, Spanish – bring your own headphones), duration: 90 minutes, followed by a cocktail at the Planetary Embassy Chalet, venue: Estação AMAZÔNIA SEMPRE no Museu Goeldi – Auditorium

Co-organized by CONDESAN, the Andean Mountain Initiative,  and the Swiss Cooperation Regional Hub Lima

Contacts

CONDESAN: Karen Price Ríos | karen.price@condesan.org

SDC: Marylaure Crettaz | marylaure.crettaz@eda.admin.ch

Concept: From the Andes to the Amazon (PDF, 3 Pages, 331.2 kB)

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