Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As week two of the 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) unfolds — the first ever to take place in the Amazon — the world’s attention turns to one of the planet’s most vital ecosystems.
Virgilio Viana, Co-Chair of SDSN Amazonia and CEO of the Foundation for Amazon Sustainability, underscores the urgent need for action on the Amazon’s escalating climate crisis. Record droughts and forest fires across the region are stark reminders that we are living through an environmental emergency — one that demands local and global solutions.
SDSN Amazon is collaborating across the Amazon Basin to develop and implement community-driven strategies that protect forests, support livelihoods, and secure our planet’s future.
🔗 Learn more: unsdsn.org/our-networks/amazonia
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About the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) was set up in 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. SDSN works closely with United Nations agencies, multilateral financing institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
Connect with us:
unsdsn.org
twitter.com/UNSDSN
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As week two of the 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) unfolds — the first ever to take place in the Amazon — the world’s attention turns to one of the planet’s most vital ecosystems.
Virgilio Viana, Co-Chair of SDSN Amazonia and CEO of the Foundation for Amazon Sustainability, underscores the urgent need for action on the Amazon’s escalating climate crisis. Record droughts and forest fires across the region are stark reminders that we are living through an environmental emergency — one that demands local and global solutions.
SDSN Amazon is collaborating across the Amazon Basin to develop and implement community-driven strategies that protect forests, support livelihoods, and secure our planet’s future.
🔗 Learn more: unsdsn.org/our-networks/amazonia
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About the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) was set up in 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. SDSN works closely with United Nations agencies, multilateral financing institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
Connect with us:
unsdsn.org
twitter.com/UNSDSN
facebook.com/UNSDSN
