Sustainable Finance in the Amazon

As part of Amazon Week 2024, the Sustainable Finance in the Amazon Rainforest event will convene key stakeholders from Brazil and Germany to discuss the intersection of finance and environmental stewardship in one of the world's most vital ecosystems. This event will focus on how sustainable finance can drive positive change in the Amazon, supporting actions that balance economic development with environmental protection.

Participation is free.

Simultaneous interpretation Portuguese - English will be available.

About the Amazon Week 2024

The Amazon Week is a series of multisectoral events on the sustainable development of the Amazon rainforest which seeks to facilitate discussions on forest conservation, climate protection, and socioeconomic development in the Amazon region.

Organized, in this second edition, by Brazilian embassies in Berlin, Brussels and Paris, along with the Brazilian mission to the European Union and other Amazonian countries embassies, the event counts on partnerships with public institutions, think tanks, NGOs, companies, consultancies, and academia.

The event schedule with all the events taking place in Berlin, Brussels, Paris and online from 16th to 27th September is available at www.amazonweek.eu

Agenda

18h00 – Arrival of guests

18h30 – Welcome and Keynote

- Ambassador of Brazil to Germany, Roberto Jaguaribe

- Jorge Viana, President of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – ApexBrasil (TBC)

- Rita Mesquita, Secretary of Biodiversity, Forests and Animal Rights of the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (TBC)

18h50 - Sustainable Finance Panel Discussion

Moderation: Luciana Villa Nova, Diretora Executiva do Projetos Saberes Sociobio

- The Ecological Transformation Plan (PTE) applied to the Amazonian context - Rafael Dubeaux, Deputy Executive Secretary, Brazilian Ministry of Finance (TBC)

- Relevant fundraising instruments for projects in the Amazon, Fernanda Garavini, Head of the Amazon Fund Management Department, Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES)

- Integration and infrastructure in the Amazon - Executive Director and Secretary General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA), Vanessa Grazziotin

- Jens Mackensen, KfW Development Bank (TBC)

- Fostering blended finance in the Amazon rainforest: the Amazon Biodiversity Fund - Nick Oakes, Co-Founder, Impact Earth

19:50 - Amazon Cocktail

20:30 - End of Event

Host or Publisher Brasilianische Botschaft in Berlin