Beyond Belém – Hope and action for forests, climate and livelihoods

Where can we draw hope from the COP process and what happened in Belém?

We will hear from key actors and members of the Focali research network who attended the international climate change negotiations COP30 in Belém. The experts will share their firsthand reflections and facilitate the understanding of what happened and why more broadly.

• What were the hot topics discussed and the major wins for forests and livelihoods?
• Based on what happened and not – what should stay on our radar beyond Belém?
• What has the potential to reshape our agendas and what actions are needed to seize this opportunity?

Speakers

• Toby Gardner, Co-Director of Trase, SEI Senior Research Fellow (Moderator)
• Solange Bandiaky-Badji, President and Coordinator, Rights and Resources Initiative
• Taís Sonetti González, Post-doctoral researcher at Unicamp – AmazonFACE, Associated Researcher at Stockholm Resilience Centre, reporting back from COP30 for Focali and SIANI
• Claudia Ituarte-Lima, International public lawyer, Senior Researcher and Thematic leader on human rights and environment at Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Coordinator of DEFENDBIO and Director of the Global Network for Human Rights and Environment
• Mairon Bastos G. Lima, SEI Senior Research Fellow and Science Lead at Trase – Intelligence for Sustainable Trade
• Arild Angelsen, Professor, School of Economics and Business, The Norwegian University of Life Sciences NMBU
• Alexandre Antonelli, Professor University of Gothenburg, Director of Science Kew Gardens, Founder Hidden Universe: Biodiversity