[COP31 | RCF Pavilion | In-Person] From Belém to Addis Ababa: Advancing Climate Action on Forests and Food Systems

Forests, land use and food systems are essential to climate action, biodiversity, livelihoods and economies. As the first climate COP held in the Amazon, COP30 in Belém brought these issues closer to the centre of the Paris Agreement implementation, including through the Presidency’s Roadmap on Enhancing Efforts to Halt and Reverse Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030.

Bringing together governments and organizations working across these agendas, this panel will explore how to turn the momentum from COP30 into action at COP31 and sustain it through COP32 in Ethiopia. Speakers will discuss priorities for implementation, including finance, policy and cooperation, as well as the role of agricultural supply chains and trade in protecting forests and supporting sustainable food systems.

Speakers

Patricia Ellen, Partner, Systemiq, and member of the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) Steering Committee (Panelist)

Jens Nielsen, CEO, World Climate Foundation (Panelist)

Joana Chiavari, Research Director, Climate Policy Initiative and member of the Strategic Group at Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forest and Agriculture

Giovanna Kuele, Deputy Director, Igarapé Institute – Moderator

André Vasconcelos, Director, Supply Chain Transparency, Global Canopy

Representative from the Ethiopian government TBC or Nick Blong, First Assistant Secretary at Australian Government, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Trade and International Division (DAFF)

Organizers

Igarapé Institute; Global Canopy/Trase; Climate Policy Initiative; Coalizão Brasil Clima, Florestas e Agricultura; Food and Land Use Coalition; World Climate Foundation