Everything You Need to Know About HIH at COP30
In Belém, Brazil, between November 10th and 21st, 2025, Health In Harmony will attend COP30, a crucial moment and platform for advancing Indigenous rights, climate justice, and planetary health.
At this year’s climate conference, our delegates will participate in over a dozen events, focusing on building and sharing the evidence for community-designed, holistic solutions that regenerate ecosystems while improving local health and resilience.
Amidst climate shocks, rising temperatures and a global landscape of political unrest, we carry the message that a solution for the polycrises of climate, biodiversity and public health already exists: shifting power, authority, and finance into the hands of rainforest guardians and their planetary health solutions.
COP30 (COP of Action) is an unprecedented opportunity to shift the conversation toward direct access for communities and recognize the intersectionality of health, climate, and biodiversity in solutions. In line with these priorities, Health In Harmony’s COP30 advocacy goals are:
Demand fair and direct access for climate and biodiversity finance resources.
Uphold Indigenous and Human rights and self-determination as foundations of planetary health.
Showcase evidence and pathways to operationalize planetary health for systems transformation.
Recognize Storytelling as evidence and strategy.
Increase the visibility, influence and network of HIH Global and SAMA-HIH.
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Events schedule:
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The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Briefer and Implications for National Obligations
12:30—14:00 @ Blue Zone, Solutions For Our Climate Pavilion
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Revaluing Ecosystem Stewardship: Global and Territorial Perspectives on Direct Climate Finance
11:30—13:30 @ Blue Zone, Side Event Room 4 • Hosted by Health In Harmony. In partnership with Nature Culture International, Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB)
Reciprocal relationships are key to tackling climate, biodiversity, and health crises. Two roundtables—global enablers and territorial mechanisms—center Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local communities. We show how direct, co-governed finance drives equity and planetary health.
Health and Climate Network Brazil Launch
15:00 @ People’s Assembly
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Zovu: Delivering Community-Led Approaches to Climate Justice
12:45—13:45 @ Blue Zone, SDG Pavilion • Hosted by Action for Sustainable Development. In partnership with CIVICUS, Chico Mendes Committee, Clima Lab (Colombia), Reforesting for the Future (Natal), Speak Out Youth Jakarta, Health In Harmony, AJESH (Cameroon), Jeunes Verts Togo.
This session will share frontline stories of activists and hear diverse voices from around the globe on the challenges that different communities face and how they are delivering community-led solutions for a more just and sustainable future. The session will showcase practical local community action for delivery of national climate targets and the Sustainable Development Goals towards 2030.
Narratives From the Territories: Training & Filmmaking in the Territory
15:45—16:45 @ Casa Maraká • Hosted by Health In Harmony. In partnership with If Not Us Then Who?.
Narrating our own realities is an act of sovereignty. By ensuring our stories are told in our own voices and on our own terms, we strengthen our communities, drive systemic change, and share with the world not only our struggles but also our cultural wealth and diverse solutions. ‘Narratives From the Territories’ will feature an opening circle led by a community leader, panel discussions on digital narratives and filmmaking from climate justice, film screenings and a music performance by local artists, as well as the official premiere of Community Thriving Narratives.
Indigenous Bioeconomy: Strengthening Diverse and Inclusive Economies
17:30—19:00 @ Cas’Amazonia Brasil
This roundtable will bring together Indigenous leaders, organizations, and partners to discuss concrete pathways for integrating knowledge systems, strengthening economies aligned with local territories, and advancing Indigenous leadership in the socioecological transition of the Amazon regions. The booklet “Indigenous Women’s Bioeconomy” will be launched during the event, with confirmed participation of one of the authors, Marcilene Guajajara, Secretary Puyr Tembé, Vanda Witoto, and Nohora Alejandra Quiguantar.
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Health and Climate: What Comes After COP30?
15:00—16:30 @ Cas’Amazonia Brasil
The advancement of the health and climate agenda is gaining prominence, driven by initiatives such as the Belém Health Action Plan and Health Day at COP30 (November 13). This high-level roundtable will bring together leaders to identify priorities and opportunities, strengthen and build connections, and reflect on how to consolidate global health as an essential dimension of Amazonian, Brazilian, and global climate action.
Roundtable Session: Sharing Frontline Stories of Climate Action
19:00—20:00 @ Belém Botanical Gardens • Hosted by Action for Sustainable Development. In partnership with Health In Harmony.
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Unified March of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
Morning
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Forest Guardianship: Women, Youth, and Indigenous Peoples on the Frontlines of Conservation
10:00—11:00 @ Blue Zone, Forest Pavilion • Hosted by the Forests & Communities Initiative at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. In partnership with IFSA and Health In Harmony.
This panel discussion aims to amplify the voices of women, youth, and Indigenous peoples as key actors in forest preservation. The session will feature an exclusive film preview of YANUNI and dynamic conversations with Indigenous leaders, women, and youth who are at the forefront of global climate action.
Measuring Wellbeing In an Era of Tipping Points
14:00—15:00 @ Blue Zone, Malaysia Pavilion • Hosted by the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health. In partnership with Global Systems Institute, COP30 Special Envoy (Urban Solutions), Health in Harmony, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Stockholm Resilience Centre.
Informed by the Global Tipping Points Framework that recognizes irreversible changes to human and Earth systems and as a prelude to the 2026 Global Tipping Points Conference in Malaysia, this session will demonstrate how an understanding of planetary boundaries and planetary health can help reshape local urban resilience and the global agenda at COP30 and beyond.
Nature-Based Solutions for Climate and Health: Scaling Up Canadian and Global Innovation
15:45—16:30 @ Blue Zone, Canada Pavilion • Hosted by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. In partnership with Health In Harmony.
Nature-based climate solutions only receive 3% of public climate finance, despite their potential to realize 30% of the world’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets. At the same time, health professionals are increasingly catalyzing action in support of nature-based solutions with co-benefits for health.
This side event will feature a moderated dialogue with leaders in the field, including practical recommendations for policymakers and practitioners from the recent WHO-IUCN report on Nature-Based Solutions for Health (Cristina Romanelli), Canada’s role at the forefront of the global nature prescribing movement and its intersection with Indigenous knowledges (Dr. Melissa Lem and Dr. Nicole Redvers), lessons from community-led work in the Global South to effectively integrate nature-based solutions that improve healthcare (Jonathan Jennings), youth perspectives on the field (Carter Morchinski), and insights on how government and policy-makers can create the conditions necessary for nature and human health to thrive (Senator Rosa Galvez). Attendees will then dialogue with panelists and each other to determine how to incorporate policy and action to support healthy nature-based solutions (NbS) into their own settings. By leveraging the trusted voice and energy of the health sector, supported by youth and decision-makers, this session will mobilize and inspire participants to close the gap between investment and potential planetary health benefits of NbS.
Health In Harmony’s proven methodology was featured on WHO-IUCN’s report on Nature-Based Solutions. Click here to read the full report.
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Health Systems Reimagined According to the Nature Based Solutions (NBS) of Earth's Ecosystem Guardians: a Data-Backed Solution to the Climate and Nature Crises
09:00—10:00 @ Blue Zone, Health Pavilion • Hosted by Health In Harmony. In partnership with the Pawanka Fund, Tenure Facility, World Federation of Public Health Associations, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), World Health Organization.
True health systems are climate solutions; true health systems are nature protective; and true health systems, as we have seen, are those designed by the wisdom and expertise of rainforest communities.
A Pathway to Ethical and Community-Driven Nature-Based Crediting
17:30—19:00 @ TED Countdown House • Hosted by TED. In partnership with Woodwell Climate Research Center, Ambition Loop, and Health In Harmony.
Inclusive, innovative strategies are needed to achieve global climate finance goals. We will discuss approaches that are already promoting planetary health, Indigenous self-determination, and nature-positive outcomes together with the safeguards that communities and buyers demand. Featuring the Xipaya Indigenous Community leading ethical, nature-based credits, in conversation with leaders in this space.