The Green Hour Podcast
The Road to COP30
In partnership with The Nature Conservancy, this six-episode series explores their conservation work across Latin America and around the world in the lead-up to COP30, held In Pará State, Brazil.
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Ep. 1: Overview of COP30 & Brazil as Host
To kick off our new series, The Road to COP30 – A Series with The Nature Conservancy, we’re joined by:
- Paula Caballero, Regional Managing Director, Latin America, The Nature Conservancy
- Marcio Sztutman, Executive Director, Brazil, The Nature Conservancy
Together, they unpack why COP30’s return to Latin America—and specifically to the Amazon in Brazil—is such a powerful global signal.
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Ep. 2: The Role of Traceability in Combating Deforestation
Featuring José Otavio Passos, Director of the Brazilian Amazon, on:
- Economic drivers of deforestation
- Global climate and biodiversity benefits of preservation
- How Pará’s Sustainable Cattle Program is transforming ranching with full traceability
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Ep. 3: Community-Led Conservation of Freshwater & Fisheries
Featuring Flavia Rocha Loures, Global Freshwater Policy Advisor, and Fernanda Silva, Amazon Freshwater Fisheries Scientist. Together, they discuss:
- The role of Amazon freshwater ecosystems in food security, culture, and climate resilience
- Growing threats to rivers, lakes, and fisheries
- Policy and science-driven solutions for protection
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Ep. 4: Building a Sociobioeconomy in the Amazon
Featuring Lisa Ferguson, Director of Regenerative Economies & Community Finance, and Juliana Simões, Deputy Manager, Indigenous People & Local Community Strategy. Together they explore:
- The socio-bioeconomy as a sustainable path for the Amazon
- Value chains—from açaí to Brazil nuts—driving biodiversity and local economies
- Pará’s pioneering Bioeconomy Plan as a global model
- Why empowering Indigenous peoples is key to scaling solutions
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Ep. 4: Construindo uma Sociobioeconomia na Amazônia
Com Lisa Ferguson, Diretora de Economias Regenerativas e Finanças Comunitárias, e Juliana Simões, Gerente Adjunta de Estratégia para Povos Indígenas e Comunidades Locais. Juntas, elas exploram:
- A sociobioeconomia como caminho sustentável para a Amazônia
- Cadeias de valor — do açaí à castanha-do-pará — impulsionando biodiversidade e economias locais
- O Plano de Bioeconomia pioneiro do Pará como modelo global
- Por que empoderar os povos indígenas é fundamental para escalar soluções
Ep. 5: Direct Access to Financing for Indigenous Peoples
Featuring Galo Medina (Program Director, Ecuador), Fernanda Bortolotto (Climate Policy Specialist), and Carolina Polania (Community-Based Conservation Specialist) — all from The Nature Conservancy.
Together, we unpack the funding gap that leaves Indigenous organizations with less than 1% of global climate finance, and explore the policy reforms driving greater Indigenous participation in climate decision-making.
Ep. 6: Rethinking Carbon Markets
Featuring Beatriz Granziera, Senior International Climate Policy Advisor for The Nature Conservancy and Julio Giraldo, Carbon Markets Lead, Latin America for The Nature Conservancy.
This episode explores how carbon markets can channel private sector resources into nature and communities while ensuring transparency and monitoring for high-quality credits.
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