COP30 events

The event will showcase the best examples of ambition in increasing the potential contribution of nature-based solutions to 2035 NDC targets as well as NDCs aligned with NBSAPs. Further, the speakers will discuss the scientific and economic rationale behind this alignment, as well as how countries can transition into converting NDC commitments into investment on the ground, that is synergistic with biodiversity, land, and sustainable development goals.

The first segment will feature a presentation on global insights on the state of 2035 NDCs, as it relates to increased ambition in nature-based solutions, alignment with the NBSAPs, and compliance with GST guidance. The presentation will be followed by a panel of country representatives who will highlight how they plan to harness nature as a climate solution in the implementation of their climate strategies – across mitigation, adaptation, loss & damage, and access to climate finance – as well as examples of inclusive and nature-positive climate action.

Opening COP30 with a grounding Indigenous Blessing to honour the spiritual and cultural ties to nature and the vital role of Indigenous Peoples as its guardians. This ceremony will set the tone for two weeks of dialogue—inviting reflection, respect, and action rooted in reciprocity and stewardship.

As global attention turns toward nature-based solutions during COP30, this event will explore how Brazil’s leadership in large-scale forest restoration can inspire and inform global efforts to scale restoration through private finance.

Building on the work of initiatives such as the Brazil Restoration and Bioeconomy Finance Coalition (BRB), the discussion will highlight what it takes to mobilize private capital, design investable restoration models, and deliver measurable outcomes for climate, biodiversity, and communities. Panelists will share practical insights from Brazil and Latin America on how to move from ambition to implementation—covering project design, financing mechanisms, partnerships, and on-the-ground delivery. The session will also examine how these lessons can be replicated and adapted across regions to accelerate the global restoration agenda.

Bringing together leaders driving innovation in restoration finance, science, and implementation, the event will explore how Brazil’s experience can serve as a model for accelerating global restoration efforts.

Key Discussion Topics:

• Tangible progress from large-scale restoration initiatives in Brazil and Latin America
• The role of private finance and innovative investment structures in scaling restoration
• Lessons learned from multi-sector collaboration, such as the Brazil Restoration and Bioeconomy Finance Coalition
• Overcoming on-the-ground implementation challenges through science, partnerships, and community engagement
• Replicating successful restoration models globally to achieve climate, biodiversity, and socioeconomic outcomes

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The Beyond Alliance’s “From the Ground Up: Voices of the Carbon Market” is a mini-documentary spotlighting individuals in the American South and the Midwest participating in carbon removal and methane abatement projects. In it, we meet a cross-section of landowners who are passionate about their land and want to see a better future for themselves and their families. Their stories share a powerful common thread: each of them has decided the best thing they can do for their property, and for their loved ones, is to make their land a part of the climate solution.

Experience the deep connection to Mother Earth held by First Nations women from the world’s oldest continuous living culture. The event opens with a moving song by Josie Alec, proud Kuruma Marthudunera woman and Australian Conservation Foundation’s First Nations Lead, grounding participants in the spirit of Country and our shared responsibility to protect it.

The screening of Heart of Country, a short documentary produced by the Australian Conservation Foundation, takes audiences on a journey across Australia’s landscapes, revealing the profound spiritual relationship that First Nations peoples hold with their ancestral lands and waters — and the fossil fuel and nuclear projects that threaten that connection and damage nature and climate.

Following the film, a panel of remarkable First Nations women leaders will share personal reflections on caring for Country, the fight for justice, and how philanthropy can play a vital role in sustaining our shared humanity.

This session will leave attendees inspired by the depth of First Nations wisdom and the power of partnership in protecting the planet — a timely reminder that healing Country is inseparable from healing people.

As COP30 opens in the heart of the Amazon, this media briefing at the Nature Hub Pavilion will bring together leading experts and policymakers to brief journalists on the state of play for nature-based solutions (NbS) — from policy progress and finance flows to the growing bioeconomy and new pathways for adaptation.

Anchored around the Nature4Climate pillars — Lead with Nature, Invest with Nature, Adapt with Nature, and Grow with Nature — the discussion will set the scene for what’s at stake in Belém: how countries can embed nature in their climate plans, mobilize finance at scale, strengthen resilience, and ensure locally led action drives the global transition to a nature-positive, net-zero future.

This session will also offer practical background for media covering the negotiations, unpacking what the Baku-to-Belém roadmap means for nature, what signals are emerging from the latest NDC submissions, and how the new Bioeconomy Challenge and private sector initiatives are shaping momentum for investment in nature.

Objectives

• Equip journalists arriving at COP30 with the latest context, data, and trends on NbS and nature finance.

• Clarify the main negotiation items and expected outcomes for nature and climate action.

• Connect media with expert voices available throughout COP30 for ongoing commentary and analysis.

All IUCN constituents attending COP30 are invited to attend the IUCN reception to connect, collaborate and take action for nature at the UN Climate Change Conference. The reception will take place on 18 November from 18.00 to 20.00 (local time) in the Nature Hub Pavilion. Please note this event is by invitation only.

Blue carbon ecosystems, like mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes, are essential for climate mitigation, biodiversity, and coastal resilience. Yet despite their immense value, they remain undervalued and underfunded. This session will spotlight global and national efforts to conserve and restore these ecosystems, emphasizing how strong policy frameworks and enabling conditions can unlock finance and drive large-scale implementation.

Bringing together leaders from government, finance, industry, and communities, the discussion will explore how public–private collaboration can mobilize capital, support local livelihoods, and scale tangible impact on the ground, all of which can collectively advance the goals of the Mangrove Breakthrough.

Tropical forests affect the climate at local, regional, and global scales in ways other than through the global carbon cycle. For example, evapotranspiration affects transfers of moisture and energy between the Earth’s surface and the atmosphere, moderating local temperatures and rainfall patterns.

Deforestation disrupts these services, leading to warmer, drier conditions and more extreme weather events such as droughts and heat waves, compounding the effects of greenhouse warming.  These conditions in turn adversely affect the productivity of agriculture, agricultural workers, municipal water systems, and hydroelectric dams in ways that are costly to local communities and national economies. Much of the research documenting these effects is focused on the Brazilian Amazon.

This event will summarize the state of current knowledge on the effects of forest cover change on climate across scales through non-carbon pathways. Speakers will assess the potential for additional data collection and modelling to advance the knowledge frontier and enable the prediction of the effects of deforestation with greater spatial and temporal resolution.

The session will encourage discussion of the policy implications for various economic sectors and opportunities to provide actionable information for policymakers, producers and financiers.

GYBN, YOUNGO, and Y4N release an update to the Global Youth Position Statement on NbS, showcasing new findings from youth. Linking youth voices and local leadership to UNFCCC and UNCBD, we will explore resource mobilisation, safeguarding, and equity in implementation of climate-nature solutions

This session will introduce the Peatland Breakthrough, a global collaborative effort to accelerate action towards the conservation, restoration, and sustainable, wise use of peatlands- one of Earth’s most carbon-dense ecosystem. Drawing on findings from the Global Peatlands Assessment (GPA), the event will demonstrate the urgency for coordinated global action and showcase practical, nature-positive solutions such as paludiculture and enabling policy and finance frameworks. The discussion will set the stage for the official evening side event: PEATLAND BREAKTHROUGH: A Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands, where the Science-Based Framework for Global Peatland Targets and Guiding Principles will be formally announced, and the endorsement process opened.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate the urgency for coordinated global action to halt peatland degradation and unlock their potential for climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development.
• Present the Peatland Breakthrough’s collaborative vision and approach to scaling peatland action globally.
• Highlight “wise use” solutions, including paludiculture (productive land use of wet and rewetted peatlands) as a nature-positive approach that reconciles livelihoods with restoration.