14.11.2025
ATIBT is participating in the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP30), which is being held this November 2025 in Belém, Brazil.
Through the presence of its representative from the Carbon & Biodiversity Commission and its partner TEREA, ATIBT will represent the tropical forestry sector in several key debates on the role of forests in the fight against climate change.
Various ATIBT members will also be present at this COP and will also represent our sector, in particular Jeanicolau de Lacerda (our representative in Brazil), who will be in Belém from November 9 to 14, the AIMEX association, Mr. Boubacar Ben Salah from SPIB Côte d'Ivoire, Adryada, among others.
COP30 will be a decisive step in strengthening global climate commitments. ATIBT will highlight the central role of sustainable tropical forest management in reducing emissions, preserving biodiversity, and developing local communities.
Three major events will punctuate ATIBT's presence:
· Francophonie Pavilion – November 17 - 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. UTC/GMT -03:00 / 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CET
Nature-based solutions to preserve the model of sustainable tropical forest management in Central Africa.
With the participation of Benoît Demarquez (TEREA), Markus Pfannkuch (Precious Woods), Pierre Schueller (ATIBT/TEREA), and Patrick Epié (FSC), an institutional representative from the Congo Basin (TBC).
· Congo Basin Climate Commission (CBCC) Pavilion – November 18, 10:15-11:15 a.m. UTC/GMT -03:00 / 2:15-3:15 p.m. CET
Biodiversity certificates: how to optimize their financial potential for the protection of tropical forests?
With Yves Mariko (OBC), Fabiola Flex (Adryada), Sébastien Pinchon (Planète Urgence), Pierre Schueller (ATIBT/TEREA),
· Forest Pavilion (Collaborative Partnership on Forests) – November 18 2:55-3:40 p.m. UTC/GMT -03:00 / 6:55-7:40 p.m. CET
Nature-based solutions: placing nature back at the heart of the debate and developing innovative carbon and biodiversity markets as a way of fighting to preserve tropical forests.
With Fabiola Flex (OBC), Jose Canchaya (Maderacre), Pierre Schueller (ATIBT/TEREA) and Scott Francisco (Cities4Forests).
Through these three presentations, ATIBT and its partners will highlight the need to put nature back at the heart of climate policies, promote carbon and biodiversity markets as levers for sustainable financing, and consolidate responsible forest management models in the Congo Basin and beyond.
Associated partners: TEREA, FSC, Planète Urgence, Organization for Biodiversity Certificates (OBC), Precious Woods, Cities4Forests, SPIB, IFDD - Francophonie, Congo Basin Climate Commission (CBCC), aDryada.
