Time zones: 1pm-4pm EDT / 2pm-5pm BRT

A new, more sustainable economic model for the Amazon is possible. Our research finds that Brazil can keep its economy growing and create more jobs without any new deforestation, by expanding forest restoration and the bioeconomy to sustainably produce goods, shifting to low-carbon agriculture, and deploying clean energy.

These findings are from the New Economy for the Brazilian Amazon, a groundbreaking new report by WRI Brasil and the The New Climate Economy in partnership with Brazilian research institutions, which uses a multisectoral analysis and various scenarios to forecast the Legal Amazon’s economy until 2050.

Join WRI Brasil and partners on June 20 at 1 p.m. EDT for a high-level discussion with the authors and other experts, leading policy leaders and government representatives on how to unlock the transition for a new economy in the Amazon region.

The transition will require multiple actions: eliminating deforestation in the Amazon, expanding the bioeconomy, shifting to low-carbon agriculture, and decarbonizing Brazil’s energy mix. But the benefits of implementing this new sustainable approach for the Brazilian Amazon vastly outweigh the costs. Brazil can convert the deforestation crisis to an immense opportunity for economy-wide innovation and a new social contract between all Brazilian society—with justice, equity, and stewardship at the heart.

2pm– 2h30pm

Opening Remarks

  • Ani Dasgupta – CEO and President at WRI
  • Adriana Lobo – Managing Director of Global Presence and National Action at WRI
  • Fernanda Boscaini – Interin Executive Director at WRI Brasil

2h30pm – 3pm

Launch of the Report - New Economy for the Brazilian Amazon

  • Rafael Barbieri – NEA-BR Author, Senior Economist at WRI Brasil

3pm - 4h30pm

Panel: How to make the Amazon transition possible

Moderator:

  • Livia Pagotto, Executive Secretary at Uma Concertação pela Amazônia

Participants:

  • Carlos Nobre – NEA-BR Author, scientist at Earth System, researcher at IEA/USP and Royal Society Member
  • Eugênio Pantoja – Director of Public Policy & Territorial Development at IPAM
  • Braulina Baniwa – NEA-BR Author and Indigenous Researcher
  • Francisco A. Costa – NEA-BR Author, professor at Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos (GPDadesa-NAEA)/UFPA
  • Joaquim Levy - Brazil's former Finance Minister
  • Carolina Genin – NEA-BR Author, Director at CLUA Brasil
  • Marcello Brito – Executive Secretary at the Interstate Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Legal Amazon Region

4h30pm – 5pm

Closing Remarks

  • Helder Barbalho – Pará State Governor and President at the Interstate Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Legal Amazon Region
  • Mauro O' de Almeida – State Secretary at Pará State Environmental and Sustainability Secretary
  • Edmilson Rodrigues – Belém Mayor

About the New Economy for the Brazilian Amazon: The New Economy for the Brazilian Amazon (NEA-BR) is an initiative by WRI Brasil and The New Climate Economy in partnership with Brazilian research institutions and organizations from different regions such as UFPA, USP, UFRJ, UFMG, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (Ipam), Instituto Arapyaú, Uma Concertação pela Amazônia, Instituto Clima e Sociedade (iCS), Instituto Contas Abertas and Center for Climate Crime Analysis (CCCA). The initiative researches and catalyzes action for new approaches to economic and social development that stop deforestation in the Amazon, while decarbonizing Amazon and Brazil’s economy, benefiting the local population and the whole country.