COP30 in Brazil renews hopes with the Global South at the center

by Bibiana Garrido | 04/11/2025 | COP

Message from André Guimarães, executive director of IPAM, on the climate conference in Belém from November 10 to 21 The climate conference returns to Brazil strengthened after 32 years since the event that inaugurated the COPs around the world. Without them, we would...

People’s Summit to focus on climate justice at COP30 in Belém

by Bibiana Garrido | 03/11/2025 | COP, News

By Bibiana Alcântara Garrido* In this fortnight’s edition, the newsletter Um Grau e Meio, from IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute), interviews Ivan Gonzalez. He is a member of the political committee of the People’s Summit, made up of Brazilian...

“Questions about East and West”: interview with China News Service

by Bibiana Garrido | 28/10/2025 | News

Translation of an interview originally published by China News Service Title: Why does China’s “two mountains” concept resonate with the world? Interviewee: André Loubet Guimarães, executive director of IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute)...

Pre-COP30 has consensus for implementation and gap in finance

by Bibiana Garrido | 15/10/2025 | COP, News

By Bibiana Alcântara Garrido* The preparatory meeting for COP30, which took place in Brasilia on October 13 and 14, ended on a positive note, but showed that there is still work to be done before the climate conference in Belém next month. More than 600...

Pre-COP brings together governments to make progress on key issues

by Bibiana Garrido | 13/10/2025 | COP, News

On October 13 and 14, Brasilia will host the Pre-COP, a preparatory meeting for COP30 that brings together more than 600 representatives from around 65 countries to discuss the key themes of next month’s climate conference in Belém. André Guimarães, executive...