Amazon week 2025: the Pantanal Pact and EU Wetland Partnership. Greening the Global Gateway on the road to Belem

To celebrate this 2025 Amazon Week, we organise this panel discussion in Brussels, inside the European Parliament, to highlight the critical role of wetlands in advancing sustainable development and environmental conservation, in the lead-up to COP30 in Belém (November 2025).

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The event hosted by MEP Annalisa Corrado, S&D group, will examine how the Global Gateway strategy can reinforce conservation and restoration initiatives, including through investments in green infrastructure and nature-based solutions and by identifying opportunities for sustainable value chains, ecotourism, and bioeconomy initiatives that benefit local communities and foster sustainable and inclusive development.

• Special guest: Artur H. L. Falcette, Secretário Executivo de Meio Ambiente Mato Grosso Do sul State, Brazil

Spotlight on the Pantanal

This session will spotlight the Pantanal—the world’s largest tropical wetland—as a pilot case to advocate for establishing a flagship wetland initiative under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy. This pilot will demonstrate that greening the Global Gateway can foster sustainable and inclusive development through effective collaboration among decision-makers from the European Union (EU) and Brazil and local communities, businesses, and international financial institutions.

COP30 in Brazil could mark the launch of the first Wetland Partnership with the EU– a technical and financial cooperation agreement focused on the protection and restoration of the Pantanal, and eventually other wetlands such as the Araguaia and the forested peatlands of the Amazon, ensuring their sustainable use and management.

By focusing on the Pantanal as a pilot case, we aim to inspire collaborative action and innovative solutions that can be replicated in wetland ecosystems worldwide.