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As one of the world’s most read platforms on sustainability, illuminem is proud to spotlight the key events shaping environmental sustainability and social responsibility, with a special focus on all the happenings at COP30. Drawing on insights from our network of 1,500+ Thought Leaders, we’re excited to present our insiders’ guides to the unmissable events in COP30 and its pavilions, the go-to resource for delegates at the defining climate summit of the year.
For the first time, we’re unveiling the full schedule of events at the WWF Pavilion. True to our style, ⭐ spotlights our recommended events.
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Location: WWF Pavilion, Blue Zone Belém, Brazil
Dates: Monday, November 10 – Friday, November 21, 2025
Monday, November 10
• 13:00-14:00 | Expectations for COP30: holding the line on 1.5C.
• 14:30-15:30 | The global action agenda and the future of multilateral climate regime
• 16:00-17:00 | Biomes in resistance: Amazon & Cerrado united for climate and rights
Tuesday, November 11
• 10:00-11:00 | Public and private sector collaboration to implement climate targets in Vietnam
• 11:30-12:30 | Global tipping points reports: solutions for the Amazon
• 13:00-14:00 | Reclaiming our energy future: overcoming inequalities for a just transition
• 14:30-15:30 | The cost of inaction: scaling nature-based solutions for climate resilience in Pakistan
• 16:00-17:00 | TRACTION: an example of alliance building for stronger climate action and science-based targets
• 17:30-18:30 | DCF supply-chains keep 1.5 alive: the science basis for food system climate action
Wednesday, November 12
• 10:00-11:00 | Fossil fuel phase-out day opening ⭐
• 11:30-12:30 | Climate policy in full: fossil fuel phase-out in Brazil
• 13:00-14:00 | Financing energy transitions – climate finance pathways beyond oil
• 14:30-15:30 | From planning to action: NDC implementation to phase out fossil fuels
• 16:00-17:00 | National oil companies and the energy transition: perspectives from Africa and Latin America
• 17:30-18:30 | Equinor: Paris-aligned or problematic?
Thursday, November 13
• 10:00-11:00 | Amazon NDCs: voices and perspectives from territories
• 11:30-12:30 | Fireside chat on: how the ICJ advisory opinion can support climate diplomacy
• 13:00-14:00 | Bottom-up agriculture: how market mechanisms can revolutionize the food system
• 14:30-15:30 | Collective climate futures: business, communities & biodiversity united
• 16:00-17:00 | Mining in indigenous peoples' territories: impacts around the world
• 17:30-18:45 | Protectors of the Amazon: indigenous leadership in climate action and biodiversity conservation
Friday, November 14
• 10:00-11:00 | Information integrity and the legacy of COP30: progress and next steps
• 11:30-12:30 | Landscape finance – a new investment model for resilience and prosperity
• 13:00-14:00 | Climate finance from a global south perspective
• 14:30-15:30 | Unlocking the local benefits of renewable energy
• 16:00-17:00 | Closing the billion-dollar blackhole in forest finance
• 17:30-18:30 | Green iron trade - the future of decarbonising steel
Saturday, November 15
• 13:00-14:00 | Nature action and its accountabilities: reinforcing distinct and shared public/private sector roles and responsibilities for addressing biodiversity loss, social inequities and climate change
• 14:30-15:30 | Climate finance at home: pathways to climate finance
• 16:00-17:00 | Launching the Amazon alliance: locally-led action and partnerships for resilience
Monday, November 17
• 10:00-11:00 | Time to act: showcasing, incentivizing and upscaling deforestation and conversion free (DCF) supply chains
• 11:30-12:30 | The Amazon at risk: commodity-driven deforestation and its impact
• 13:00-14:00 | NDCs 3.0: closing the forest ambition gap
• 14:30-15:30 | Enabling deforestation- and conversion-free supply chains: lessons, incentives, and enablers for change
• 16:20-17:20 | South-South partnership on climate change – promoting green value chains
• 17:30-18:30 | Navigating human rights in commodity supply chains: a call to action
Tuesday, November 18
• 09:00-10:30 | High-level ministerial breakfast: from plans to global impact ⭐
• 11:00-12:00 | Social leadership in action: community and territory-led restoration delivering at scale
• 12:30-13:30 | From pledges to practice: unlocking multi-level restoration implementation
• 14:00-15:30 | Financing restoration at scale: innovative pathways
• 16:00-17:15 | Scaling restoration through high-integrity carbon finance for climate mitigation and adaptation
• 17:45-19:30 | Investing in nature: the role of corporate leadership in scaling nature-based solutions
Wednesday, November 19
• 10:00-11:00 | Value of forests
• 11:30-12:30 | Building a global mutirão for the ocean: the power of people of the oceans networking
• 13:00-14:00 | The launch of sustainable fuel coalition
• 14:30-15:30 | Visions for 2050: positive pathways to a just and resilient future
• 16:00-17:00 | From crisis to climate resilience: local climate solutions in fragile states
• 17:30-18:30 | Accelerating nature-based solution at scale to address climate and disaster risks: challenges and lesson learned
• 19:00-20:30 | 'Asia-Pacific inspires' networking event
Thursday, November 20
• 09:30-11:00 | Launching the public awareness campaign on climate change
• 11:30-12:30 | Unlocking the power of restoration for climate change and biodiversity
• 13:00-14:00 | Scaling urban NbS through integrated planning and robust finance: practical tools by the Naturescapes project
• 14:30-15:30 | Tipping point: the last chance to save the Amazon and the planet
• 16:00-17:00 | From markets to mitigation: launch of the Article 6 observatory
• 17:30-18:30 | Local solutions, global impact: voices from the frontlines of climate resilience
Friday, November 21
• 10:00-11:00 | Amazon league: a united front to defend the Amazon, other tropical forests, and all they sustain
• 13:00-14:00 | Banking on nature: from de-risked enterprises to resilient investments
