São Paulo, Sep 3 (EFE) – Agencia EFE will hold the third edition of the Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV) on Thursday in São Paulo. The event will be a space for dialogue and analysis on the challenges of sustainable development in the region.
The forum brings together representatives from government, business, academia, and civil society. It comes just two months before the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30), scheduled for November in Belém, in the heart of the Amazon.
A strategic prelude to COP30
EFE president Miguel Ángel Oliver stressed that, by preceding COP30, the FLEV becomes “a strategic prelude to analyze proposals, build alliances, and lead a glocal ecological transition.”
“The third edition of the FLEV, organized with great responsibility by Agencia EFE, is consolidating, at a key moment for the region and the planet, as a privileged space for dialogue, so necessary in these times of polarization, denialism, and disinformation,” Oliver said.
He will deliver the opening remarks at the forum.
The debates set to take place in Belém will permeate the FLEV program. A video address by COP30 executive director Ana Toni will open the event
Five thematic panels and citizen participation
The forum will include five thematic panels focusing on:
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Energy transition and decarbonization
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Forest management
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Sustainable agriculture
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Water and waste management
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Carbon markets and green bonds
A new feature of this edition is a participatory segment that allows ordinary citizens from across Latin America to submit questions on climate change, clean energy, and financing a green economy.
These will be answered by a panel of experts including:
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Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, former Peruvian environment minister, global climate and energy lead at WWF International, and one of the architects of the Paris Agreement.
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Claudio Providas, UNDP resident representative in Brazil.
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Márcio Astrini, executive secretary of the Climate Observatory, Brazil’s leading civil society network dedicated to environmental protection.
Fighting disinformation and promoting solutions
The forum will also feature short informational segments produced by Efeverifica, EFE’s fact-checking unit, aimed at debunking harmful myths about climate change.
The 3rd FLEV is sponsored by:
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ApexBrasil, Brazil’s trade and investment promotion agency.
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Norte Energia, operator of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant.
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Lots Group, a logistics company focused on decarbonization solutions.
It is also supported by Imaflora, the Climate Observatory, and IBMEC University, which will host the event at its São Paulo campus. EFE