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Forest Pavilion at COP30 | Belém, Brazil

Daily Programme

All event times are listed in Belém local time (GMT-3).

Friday, 14 November 2025

Session theme

Boreal and Temperate Forests Day:
regional perspectives on forests in NDCs, SFM, livelihoods, and climate resilience

Boreal and temperate forests provide essential climate regulation, biodiversity conservation, and socio-economic benefits. This thematic day highlights regional cooperation and sustainable forest management practices, as well as the role of forests in nationally determined contributions, resilient livelihoods, and climate adaptation. It also underscores the importance of youth engagement, robust data, and innovative financing in strengthening forest resilience.

Lead: Canada
Co-lead: Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA)
Contributors: Japan, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

10:00am – 11:30am

Blended finance for nature-based solutions (AFoCO)

The event explores how blended finance mechanisms support climate-resilient forest management. It presents models that combine public and private financing to scale restoration and nature-based solutions across Asia, while supporting livelihoods in forest-dependent communities.

Key message: Blended finance expands opportunities for sustainable forest management by mobilizing diverse funding sources for nature-based solutions.

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Panel (Hybrid)
Strengthening different countries’ cooperation, promote the sustainable management of Temperate and Boreal forests (Montreal Process / Canada, Japan, China)

This session highlights the role of cooperation under the Montreal Process in strengthening sustainable forest management. It presents shared criteria, indicators, and reporting tools that enhance transparency, comparability, and collective progress among participating countries.

Key message: Cooperation on common criteria and indicators strengthens global transparency and supports improved management of temperate and boreal forests.

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Panel (Hybrid)
Sustaining boreal and temperate forests through intergenerational collaboration in a changing climate (IFSA)

The session showcases intergenerational collaboration as a driver of long-term forest sustainability. It highlights youth leadership, capacity-building, and knowledge exchange as essential components of forest resilience and evidence-based, climate-responsive forest policies.

Key message: Intergenerational collaboration empowers youth and strengthens long-term forest resilience through shared learning and leadership.

3:30pm – 4:15pm

Panel
Are forests contributing to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) the way you thought they would? (FSC and Canada)

This discussion assesses how forests are integrated into nationally determined contributions and identifies gaps between their potential and current levels of ambition and implementation. It highlights the role of certification systems, improved data, and transparent monitoring in strengthening forests’ contributions to national climate strategies.

Key message: Strengthening forest data, monitoring, and certification enhances the credibility and impact of forest contributions to NDCs.