Sustainable agriculture: lessons from the Brazilian Amazon

Can farming be productive and profitable but without damaging nature and adding to greenhouse gases?

As COP30 begins in Belém, Brazil, we hear from a Brazilian entrepreneur involved in regenerative agriculture in Brazil, in a podcast co-hosted with the World Economic Forum's Tropical Forest Alliance.

Hosts:

Robin Pomeroy, host, Radio Davos

Danielle Carreira, Head of Finance, Tropical Forest Alliance

Guest:

Luis Fernando Laranja da Fonseca, CEO, Grupo Caapora

Links:

Tropical Forest Alliance: https://www.tropicalforestalliance.org/home

Innovative Finance for the Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco (IFACC): www.ifacc-initiative.org

Grupo Caapora: https://grupocaapora.com.br/

Related blogs:

COP30 in Brazil: What is at stake: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/11/what-is-cop30-what-is-at-stake-climate-nature-action/

Ahead of COP30, a new era of forest restoration and resilience is taking root: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/11/cop30-new-era-of-forest-restoration-and-resilience/

Related podcasts:

Why our future must be 'nature positive': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/nature-positive-marco-lambertini/

Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-marine-prosperity-areas/

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Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560

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