Events

Protecting Tropical Forests Through Carbon Markets

Saturday 16th November | 11:30 AM  | Official UNFCCC side event | Blue zone - Room 7

This side event organised by IETA and IPAM will explore the role of high-integrity carbon markets in reducing deforestation, restoring ecosystems and protecting biodiversity, sharing fair benefits and respecting IP&LCs’ perspectives. The panel below will discuss how Emissions Trading Systems, The Voluntary Carbon Market and Article 6 can finance nature and sustainable development:

• Dirk Forrister, CEO, IETA
• Marcello Brito, Executive Secretary, Brazil Interstate Consortium
• André Guimarães, Executive Director, IPAM Amazonia
  
• Frances Seymour, Senior Advisor on Forests to the office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
  
• Roselyn Fosuah Adjei, REDD+ Focal Point, Forestry Commission of Ghana 
• Buddha Ghartee, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)
• Carol Burga, Director, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Stakeholder Engagement, Emergent
• Beatriz Granziera, Senior Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy

Attendance is open to those with Blue Zone access; registration not required. We recommend arriving early at Room 7 in the blue zone to secure a spot.

Advancing high-integrity carbon markets for climate, nature and people 

Thursday 21st November  |  2:15 PM  |  U.S. Center Pavilion |  Blue zone

On Nature and Biodiversity day, join The U.S. State department, Emergent and The LEAF Coalition to mark the coalition’s latest progress. The event will discuss how to advance a high-integrity voluntary carbon market to support climate action with insights from tropical forest regions, donor governments and LEAF Coalition participants.

Speakers:

• Ruth Davis, U.K. Special Envoy for Nature
• Frances Seymour, Senior Adviser on Forests to the office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, United States
• Ines Morales, Palenquera Mayor CANE
• Tore Langhelle, Senior Advisor, NICFI
• Santiago Garcia, Senior Manager, IPLC & Conservation Partnerships, Forests, EDF
• Rocio Sanz Cortes, Executive Vice President, Global Origination, Emergent
• Sean Frisby, Emergent – Moderator

Attendance is open to those with Blue Zone access; registration not required. We recommend arriving early to secure a spot.

Watch the event livestream here.

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COP29 Forest Finance Side Event: Solving the Forest Finance Puzzle in the Paris Agreement Era

Thursday 14th November  |  2:00 - 5:00 PM  | Main Stage, Forest Pavilion within the SDGs Pavilion, Blue Zone ​ |  Blue zone

​Organizers: National Forestry and Grassland Administration of the People’s Republic of China, Asian Development Bank, and International Sustainable Forestry Coalition, with support from the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat.

Sean Frisby, Emergent's Chief Partnerships Officer, will join a dynamic session where speakers and participants work together to identify the essential pieces to attracting forest finance, culminating in a roundtable discussion to increase understanding of the interconnected factors that drive effective forest financing. The aim is for participants to be equipped with a comprehensive picture of the forest finance ecosystem and actionable steps to mobilize and scale finance and investment in forests. After the session, a short documentary video and report will be produced and disseminated to continue the discussions at COP 30.

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The Key Role of Environmental Markets in Latin America: From a Holistic Perspective Towards Just Transition

Saturday 16th November  |  1:30 - 3:00 PM  | IETA Business Hub ​ |  Blue zone

​Organizers: Environmental Markets Fairness Foundation

This panel will take a holistic approach to emphasize the vital role of capacity building under Article 12 of the Paris Agreement in advancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) across Latin America. Addressing the environmental crisis requires building bridges for a cross-sector collaboration among government, academia, the private sector, and civil society, fostering an inclusive transition that centres on the priorities and voices of local communities. Environmental markets are pivotal in driving a fair and impactful transition, positioning Latin America as a global leader in sustainability. As home to six of the world’s ten most biodiverse countries and over 50% of critical mineral reserves, the region holds tremendous potential to provide essential solutions to global environmental challenges. This panel aims to create an Integral Ecology approach that underscores Latin America’s vital role in building a resilient and sustainable future.

Speakers:

• Hon. Emilce Cuda, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Holy See
• Patricio Lombardi, Executive Director EMFF, former Minister of Climate Change, Argentina
• Liliana Paniagua, Redes Chaco, Gran Chaco Americano 
• Rocio Sanz Cortes, Executive Vice President, Global Origination, Emergent
• Edenor S.A. private sector representative

Land Use: Transforming Land and Ecosystem for a Nature-Positive 2030​

Tuesday 19th November  |  12:00 PM  |  Blue zone

​Organizers: Marrakesh Partnership

Achieving 2030 biodiversity, climate, and land degradation goals hinges on sustainable land-use systems and resilient terrestrial ecosystems. This session will highlight transformative actions proving that a nature-positive, low-emission future is possible, where restored and protected ecosystems boost biodiversity and strengthen community resilience.​

Speakers:​

• Mario Bocucci, UN-REDD Programme ​
• H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, High level Champions​
• Erin Matson, Forest Declaration Assessment ​
• Nonette Royo - Executive Director of the Land and Forests Tenure Facility ​
• Celia Harvey, Global Director of Climate Change, Rainforest Alliance ​
• Damien Kuhn, Chief Forestry Officer, Terraformation ​
• Chetan Kumar, Global Head Forest and Grasslands, IUCN​
• Andreas Dahl Jorgensen - NICFI ​
• Jocabed Solano Miselis, Director of Indigenous Memory at Unidos en Misión, Panama ​
• Josefina Brana Valera, WWF ​
• Juan Luis Restrepo, Director General, Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT