Brazilian Amazon Consortium And China Strengthen Cooperation For Sustainable Development At COP30

The Amazon Consortium (CAL) and Chinese institutions strengthened, during COP30, the scientific, economic, and environmental cooperation ties between Brazil and China. The event “Brazil and China Towards Sustainability in a Shared Future”, held at the Consortium Pavilion in the Blue Zone, brought together authorities, scientists, and government representatives from both countries to discuss joint solutions in energy, agriculture, biodiversity, and the ecological transition.

The initiative, organized by the Legal Amazon Consortium in partnership with IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute), the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, and Renmin University (RUC), celebrated 50 years of Brazil–China diplomatic relations and the recent joint declaration establishing the “Sino-Brazilian Community for a Shared Future for a Sustainable Planet.”

The bilateral meeting featured four thematic panels: “Sino-Brazilian Experiences in Forests and Infrastructure,” “The Air We Breathe: Connections for Air Quality and Green Cities,” “Energy Transition and China–Brazil Cooperation,” and “The Toolbox for the Future of Agriculture: Artificial Intelligence and Regenerative Practices.”

Marcello Brito, Executive Secretary of the Amazon Consortium and COP30 Special Envoy for the subnational states of the Amazon, stressed that the meeting marks a new phase in cooperation between the two regions. “Brazil and China showed today that this partnership is grounded in concrete agendas on forests, air quality, energy transition, and the future of agriculture with artificial intelligence and regenerative practices. When we bring science, investment, and standing forests to the same table, we open the way to genuine shared prosperity between the Amazon and China,” he said.

According to André Guimarães, President of IPAM and COP30 Special Envoy for Civil Society, Brazil–China dialogue on climate is strategic for the food and economic security of both countries. “Brazil and China are two giants of the Global South, deeply connected by a trade relationship based, among other things, on food production. That is why bringing Brazil and China closer together to discuss climate risks and protect the forest is, at the same time, good environmental policy and an excellent economic investment for both countries,” he stated.

The discussions highlighted the urgency of expanding joint investments in conservation, bioeconomy, science, and technology, focusing on reducing deforestation and enhancing the value of the Amazon’s environmental and cultural assets.

As a follow-up to the meeting, representatives from both countries committed to developing, based on the debates held today, a bilateral technical document with recommendations and successful experiences from both sides, consolidating the partnership between the Legal Amazon Consortium and Chinese institutions around a common agenda of sustainability, innovation, and shared prosperity.

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