IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) was part of the Preparatory Seminar for COP30 in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday (9), presenting data and priorities for the climate conference in Belém, from November 10 to 21.
“We are 60 days away from what I believe to be the event of the century for humanity: COP30 in the forest. Therefore, the vision of the forest becomes even more fundamental in the discussion, after all, there is no possibility of the planet meeting the climate targets without the integrity of the Amazon guaranteed,” said André Guimarães, executive director of IPAM and special envoy of the COP30 presidency for civil society.
Guimarães recalled the ecosystem services offered by the Amazon rainforest for climate regulation, such as the production of rainfall that irrigates not only Brazil, but also countries in the Southern Cone, Central America and even the southern United States. He also highlighted the biome’s role in maintaining global food security by providing the rain needed for around 90% of national agriculture.
Participação do IPAM no Seminário Preparatório para a COP30, na Câmara dos Deputados, ressaltou conexão da agenda ambiental com economia e segurança alimentar
“Prioritizing forests is a central decision of the COP30 presidency. It is important to look at conservation beyond the environmental agenda, as it is also a strategic agenda for the country’s economic stability. Ensuring the integrity of the Amazon is ensuring our future. We Brazilians have a responsibility to make Belém a success, in a delicate and careful role to lead humanity towards the paradigm of sustainability and not towards the paradigm of disharmony,” he said.
Initiatives such as the TFFF (Tropical Forests Forever Fund) were cited by Guimarães as an example of ways to value the living and healthy Amazon, with resources for the sustainable development of the region and its peoples.
Bruna Cerqueira, general coordinator of the Presidency’s Action Agenda for COP30, listed the conference’s main agendas: “At this COP we have three main priorities: the first is to work to advance multilateralism; the second priority is to accelerate implementation, seeking a turning point on all fronts; and the third is to bring the climate debate closer to people’s lives,” she said.
“We have an important role to play in arriving at the COP with a good reputation for Brazil, showing our storehouse of solutions and how we are moving forward with compliance with our NDC [Nationally Determined Contribution], but also with a strategic view of what we want with the international community, putting us into concrete action with other actors,” added Cerqueira.
The seminar was also attended by Eduardo Sfoglia, head of the Special International Advisory Office of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture; Murilo Amatneeks, Advocacy coordinator of the Cipó Platform; Alice Piva, young ambassador of the Escazú Brasil Movement; Sara Ribeiro, Institutional Relations manager of the Arayara Institute; Mariana Galdino, Advocacy coordinator of the Decodifica Institute; and Neila Lameira, member of the COP Coalition of the Baixadas.
The joint meeting of the Participatory Legislation and Environment and Sustainable Development committees was chaired by deputy Nilto Tatto (PT-SP) and responded to requests from the COP30 Special Subcommittee, deputy Túlio Gadêlha (Rede-PE) and deputy Talíria Petrone (PSOL-RJ).