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The announcement of the Indigenous Land Protection Program was among the main moments of the Blue Zone Brazil Pavilion at COP30, last Wednesday (19/11). There were also panels focusing on regional cooperation for sustainable agriculture and forestry concessions.
Organized by the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Apib), the announcement of the Indigenous Land Protection Program (PPTI) discussed the strategic role of the initiative for land demarcation, territorial management and tackling the climate crisis. The dialogue also discussed the importance of international cooperation, strengthening the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (Funai) and guaranteeing permanent resources to ensure the protection of territories.
Participating in the panel were the Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara; the president of Funai, Joenia Wapichana; the executive coordinator of Apib, Kleber Karipuna, the first secretary of Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Forests at the German Embassy in Brazil, Rita Walraf; and the national secretary of Environmental Management of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, Ceica Pitaguary. The mediation was carried out by Fernanda Bortolotto, representative of Conservation for Nature.
The demarcation of indigenous lands is an essential condition for climate justice. Protecting territories means facing the climate crisis with those who best preserve biodiversity and ensuring that the commitments made are not just on paper, said Sonia Guajajara.
In the afternoon, the panel Agriculture in Latin America United for Climate Action: Board countries highlight regional leadership at COP30, promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), discussed how regional cooperation can be a fundamental ally to accelerate sustainable commitments in agriculture.
The mediator was the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Maya Takagi. Participating were the director of the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, Kaveh Zahedi; the director of the Department of Sustainable Production and Irrigation at Mapa, Bruno Brasil; the Vice Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica, Fernando Vargas; and the Vice Minister of Development of Family Agriculture and Agrarian Infrastructure of Peru, Orlando Chirinos.
With climate change becoming more intense, we need to accelerate actions. We have the solutions, said Kaveh Zahedi.
Next, there was the table Forest Concessions: Conservation, Restoration and Carbon - Connecting key actors to boost the Sustainable Amazon, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA).
The mediation was carried out by the concessions director of the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), Renato Rosemberg, and the panelists were the manager of Nature-Based Solutions at Petrobras, Izabel Ramos; the executive director of Alianca Brasil, Julie Messias; the Environment Manager at the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Raphael Stein; and the head of Public Policies at Mombak, Caio Franco.
In his introduction, Renato set the tone. Its not enough to reduce deforestation, we need to restore the biome.
For the first time, we are orderly and structurally heading in the same direction, said Izabel Ramos. The Brazilian government is sending a very strategic message. By implementing a concession agenda, it brings innovation. On the private sector side, there is a very clear message that the government encourages public-private initiatives. In addition to the goals and the regulatory environment, we see windows of opportunities, added Julie Messias.
See the complete program of the Brazilian Pavilion in Zona Azul.
