This session highlights how protecting the Amazon, Congo, and Southeast Asian forest basins underpins climate stability, resilient economies, and equitable growth. It explores finance mechanisms and global cooperation to scale nature-positive investment, align capital with forest stewardship, and advance shared prosperity for Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Leading Institute
Speakers
Carlos Nobre (Science Panel for the Amazon), PhD
Hindou Ibrahim Oumarou (Association of Peul Women and Autochthonous Peoples of Chad)
JM Santos (former president of Colombia)
Mary Robinson ( Trinity College Dublin), PhD