Brazil-U.S. Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change
In recognition of the value of sustained society-to-society dialogue between Brazil and the United States on these issues, the Wilson Center and the Concertação Pela Amazônia have formed a bilateral working group composed of non-governmental stakeholders interested making a difference through collaboration on innovative and forward-looking solutions.
Meeting Report | Partnering with Indigenous Communities
Over the course of the fourth meeting of the Brazil-U.S. Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change, three major policy recommendations emerged to better support and catalyze the active participation of Indigenous peoples as partners in the fight against climate change, which is as essential as it is often overlooked.
Relatório da Reunião | Parcerias com Comunidades Indígenas
Ao longo do quarto encontro do Diálogo Brasil-EUA sobre Sustentabilidade e Mudanças Climáticas, três grandes recomendações políticas surgiram para melhor o apoio e catalisar a participação ativa dos povos indígenas como parceiros na luta contra as mudanças climáticas, o que é tão essencial quanto muitas vezes negligenciado.
Meeting Report | Sustainable Agriculture
Over the course of the third meeting of the Brazil-U.S. Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change, focused on principles of sustainable agriculture, three major policy recommendations emerged as critical to bolstering bilateral Brazil-U.S. cooperation in strengthening food systems and sustainable practices in the Amazon.
Relatório da Reunião | Agricultura Sustentável
Ao longo do terceiro encontro do Diálogo Brasil-EUA sobre Sustentabilidade e Mudanças Climáticas, com foco nos princípios em agricultura sustentável, foram pontuadas três recomendações de políticas críticas surgiram para apoiar a cooperação bilateral entre o Brasil e os EUA no fortalecimento de sistemas alimentares e práticas sustentáveis na Amazônia.
Meeting Report | Financing Tropical Forest Protection
Over the course of the second meeting of the Brazil-U.S. Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change, focused on principles of sustainable investment mechanisms, three major policy recommendations emerged as critical to bolstering investment and support for the local population in the Amazon region.
Relatório da Reunião | Financiando a Proteção da Floresta Tropical
Ao longo do segundo encontro do Diálogo Brasil-EUA sobre Sustentabilidade e Mudanças Climáticas, com foco nos princípios em mecanismos de investimentos sustentáveis, foram pontuadas três recomendações de políticas fundamentais para fomentar investimentos e apoio da população local na região amazônica.
Meeting Report | The Road to COP-26
Over the course of the first meeting of the Brazil-U.S. Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change, focused on principles of cooperation and carbon markets, four major policy recommendations emerged as critical to bolstering bilateral Brazil-U.S. cooperation on climate change and supporting Brazilian efforts to reduce carbon emissions, especially those driven by land use.
Relatório da Reunião | O Caminho para a COP-26
Ao longo do primeiro encontro do Diálogo Brasil-EUA sobre Sustentabilidade e Mudanças Climáticas, com foco nos princípios de cooperação e mercados de carbono, foram pontuadas quatro recomendações de políticas fundamentais para fomentar a cooperação bilateral em mudanças climáticas e para apoiar os esforços brasileiros na redução de emissões de carbono, especialmente aquelas impulsionadas pelo uso da terra.
Paulo Sotero
You cannot have a serious discussion about climate change, sustainability, food security if Brazil is not at the table. But the Brazil that has to be at the table is a credible Brazil that is managing itself and its economy in a proper way.
If you have questions about this initiative, please contact Brazil Institute Senior Associate Anya Prusa, anya.prusa@wilsoncenter.org.
Building a Sustainable Future in Brazil
Brazil, like the Amazon Rainforest, stands at an inflection point. It is increasingly clear that Brazil’s future lies not in the deforestation of its past, but in summoning the political and societal will to build a twenty-first century economy that prioritizes human capital and sustainable, low-carbon growth. History shows that effective legal, regulatory, and enforcement frameworks can substantially reduce deforestation, which fell as low as 4,700 square kilometers in 2012. Sustaining that level of effort has proven politically and economically challenging. In the current political environment, it will be even more so. But the alternative—the destruction of the Amazon—should concern us all.
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The Brazil-U.S. Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change is made possible through the support and partnership of the following organizations:
