COP30 events

As COP30 unfolds in Brazil, the world’s attention is turning toward COP31 – expected to be hosted by Australia. This moment offers a powerful opportunity to connect the leadership, challenges and solutions shared by both regions. From the Amazon to Australia, Indigenous and First Nations peoples are on the frontlines of climate and nature protection. This event will explore how their leadership – supported by philanthropy – can accelerate a transition that ends fossil fuel expansion, accelerates renewable energy, halts deforestation and restores nature. By linking the Amazon and Australia, this session will chart a global pathway from COP30 to COP31 that keeps nature and justice at the heart of climate ambition. 

Through discussion between farmers organisation, IPLC partners and representatives from key global finance mechanisms, the session aims to: 

• Further highlight the opportunities and needs for enhancing climate finance to shape existing and future climate finance, especially a dedicated farmer fund 

• Strengthen and build partnerships with donors, NGOs, and philanthropic foundations to support key reforms and specific fund development to accelerate climate finance directly to smallholder farmers. 

• Develop initial ideas for the FO-led fund design process for learning and input from IPLCs and other experiences – especially on governance, objectives, fiscal partners, distribution mechanisms, risks mitigation, safeguards, private sector engagement. 

The session is designed to bring the topic of Indigenous economic initiatives in forest territories to the fore. Through presentations of existing initiatives from around the world, the potential of these activities to combat climate change will be demonstrated, as well as the AGCT’s GIFT mechanism. 

After an introduction by a national authority (possibly the Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil) on the importance of the Indigenous economy, there will be a presentation of Indigenous economic experiences from different parts of the world (Indonesia, Ecuador, Peru). Finally, the new support mechanism for the Indigenous economy, the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GIFT), which has been working on, will be presented.

Exploring how leading companies are adapting procurement, risk management, and climate strategy in response to integrity reforms.

A reflection on the “integrity shift” that seems to have taken place in the market in 2025, and discussion of what’s in store on this front in 2026. 

Moderated discussion to connect the dots between international and national carbon-market policies, corporate guidance frameworks, and buyer demand. The discussion will show how 2025’s major policy milestones—Article 6.4, UK Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets consultation, SBTi, ISO Net Zero and others – have played out, and preview what’s in store for 2026. Highlight the importance of aligned and coherent policy to unlock demand. 

1. Show how the latest research is strengthening confidence in the effectiveness and integrity of nature-based solutions within carbon markets. This session will move beyond the narrow “permanence debate” to explore the full scientific evidence base – from carbon flux and durability to biodiversity, resilience, and socio-ecological co-benefits.

Through a series of short lightning talks and/or fireside conversations, leading scientists will share what the science actually says – and what it doesn’t – about the role of nature in high-integrity carbon markets. 

A global, practitioner-led discussion on how Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) participate as co-designers and compensated partners in market rules, project governance, and benefit sharing, with perspectives from across the globe.

This Nature Hub Pavilion session will explore the growing recognition that no single solution can tackle the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and rural livelihoods.

Through discussion of Silvania’s emerging program and the Race to Belém campaign, speakers will examine what a portfolio approach to natural climate solutions looks like in practice—combining jurisdictional REDD+ programs, large-scale restoration, Indigenous-led action, and biodiversity finance to drive durable, real-world impact.

The conversation will unpack why integrating these approaches—rather than treating them as competing priorities—can deliver stronger environmental and social outcomes, de-risk investment, and reinforce market integrity.

The session will bring together voices from government, Indigenous Peoples, science, and the private sector to explore how high-integrity natural climate solutions can mobilize finance at scale while supporting local communities and protecting and restoring ecosystems. Participants will also reflect on the shift from awareness to implementation—and how collaboration between public and private actors can turn global commitments into measurable progress on the ground.

Birds tell us: climate change exacerbates the biodiversity crisis. Discuss climate research on forest birds and solutions helping nature and people.

Discover innovative initiatives delivering biodiversity conservation, climate action, and community-led solutions across the Americas.

This panel will share the perspectives of country leaders on Jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+). They will discuss how JREDD+ can support the protection of forests by providing economic incentives that demonstrate the value of conservation, reforestation, and sustainable management of forest ecosystems.