- On 17 and 18 November, in Belém and online, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) will blend science, cross-sector expertise, AI and local knowledge at “GLF Climate 2025” and “the 8th GLF Investment Case Symposium”
- Luxembourg and the GLF will unveil a bold new way to connect capital with climate action
(Updated, 12 November 2025)
Belém, Brazil (10 November 2025) – As 80 to 89% of people around the world want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is taking its flagship assemblies to the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) Blue Zone. They offer a way to join COP30 without traveling and open the doors for global online participation with over 13,000 people already registered to attend. The forums will unite experts, practitioners and communities to turn pledges into action, spotlight Global South solutions and drive cross-sectoral collaborations.
GLF CLIMATE 2025: A NEW VISION FOR EARTH
Monday, 17 November | In Belém at the Action on Food Hub, Blue Zone, COP30 and online Plenaries, expert sessions, workshops and other opportunities to join the frontlines of climate action. Highlights include:
- Opening plenary: How to really fix the climate. Multiple perspectives will take the conversation beyond abstract targets to tackle adaptation, accountability and synergies between the Rio Conventions.
- Closing plenary: Orchestrating chaos and navigating uncertainty. The era of surface-level commitments is over. Explore how to avoid false solutions and turn fragmented efforts into powerful collective action.
- The premiere of the Indonesian short documentary “Following the Roots“.
Learn more and explore the full agenda here Among the climate actors and leaders joining GLF Climate in-person:
- Ayisha Siddiqa, Founder and Executive Director of Future Generations Tribunal
- Kumi Naidoo, President of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, and global ambassador for Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity
- Marielos Peña Claros, Co-chair of the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA), and Professor on Ecology of Tropical Managed Rainforests at Wageningen University
- Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Executive Chair at Earth4All and Founder of Systems Transformation Hub
- Sineia do Vale, Co-Chair of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at COP30, and Special Envoy and Environmental Manager & Coordinator of the Indigenous Council of Roraima
- Tainá Marajoara, Founder and Cultural Director of Lacitatá Amazônia Viva Institute
Discover the full list of speakers here
THE 8TH GLF INVESTMENT CASE SYMPOSIUM: FINANCING NATURE’S FRONTLINES
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 | In Belém at the Action on Food Hub, Blue Zone, COP30 and online. Panels, workshops and Dragons’ Den-style pitches will present innovative mechanisms and programs to unlock inclusive, long-term investment in people and nature, including:
- Opening plenary: Financing nature’s frontlines. Governments, multilateral institutions, private sector leaders and frontline communities will share how innovative finance mechanisms are reshaping capital flows toward local actors and ecosystems.
- Closing plenary: Can AI help reinvent finance for people and the planet? Explore how artificial intelligence and digital innovation can turn finance into a driver of regeneration and stewardship on nature’s frontlines.
Learn more and explore the complete agenda here Among the leading sustainable investors and innovators joining the Investment Case in person:
- Andrea Álvares, Fund Leader at fama re.capital. One of GreenBiz’s “25 Badass Women Shaping Climate Action” in 2022
- Benoît Clément, Growth and Product Advisor at Evercity, and AI expert working at the intersection of finance, technology, and climate action
- Heitor Dellasta, Economist at the Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF), and Policy Co-coordinator at the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)
- Mariana Sarmiento, Founder and CEO of Terrasos, a certified B Corporation structuring and managing investments to protect and restore ecosystems
- Serge Wilmes, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity and Minister for the Civil Service of Luxembourg
Discover the full list of speakers here. Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO and Chairperson of the GEF, will join online. At COP30, Luxembourg and the GLF will unveil a bold new way to connect capital with climate action. Stay tuned for updates. Learn more and save a seat online for GLF Climate at bit.ly/GLFClimate2025 and for the 8th GLF Investment Case at bit.ly/8thInvestmentCase. For more information, contact Kelly Quintero at k.quintero@cifor-icraf.org
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NOTES TO EDITORS
- Download visuals and more in our Trello board
- Find press releases and register on our media list at the GLF media room here
- For more information, expert commentaries or arrange interviews, contact Kelly Quintero (k.quintero@cifor-icraf.org)
ABOUT THE GLF The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, connecting people with a shared vision to create productive, profitable, equitable and resilient landscapes. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank, and its charter members. Learn more at www.globallandscapesforum.org.
ABOUT THE LUXEMBOURG-GLF FINANCE FOR NATURE PLATFORM The Luxembourg-GLF Finance for Nature Platform is a partnership between the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) to mainstream investments in sustainable land use and climate. The platform aims to shift financial flows towards sustainable land use models that are sustainable, equitable, inclusive and profitable not only boost economic returns but also to help drastically increase funding to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation. Learn more at www.globallandscapesforum.org/luxembourg-glf-platform/
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