Events in Brussels
Events in Brussels start on September 6 and continue until October 8. Other Brazilian biomes, such as the Pantanal and the Cerrado, will also be on display!
Registration must be made for each event individually. Many registration links are already available!
Scroll down for more information and keep an eye out for updates on the schedule.
Brazil Origem Week
Brasil Origem Week is a project that promotes culture, art, gastronomy, destinations, sustainable products and Brazilian brands. An event with flavors and traditions, where we celebrate history and create opportunities. From coffee to cocoa, cachaça to cigars, fashion to crafts, açaí to cotton, from the Amazon tribes to the world that is Brazil. Organized by Casa Brasiliana.
When: 6th to 8th September, 14:00 – 20:00 (CEST)
Where: La Maison du Cygne, Grand Place 9, Brussels
Photo Exhibition - The Pantanal wetlands: a unique, threatened biome
From September 16th to 27th, immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Pantanal, the planet's largest tropical wetland, at the Environmental Justice Foundation's photo exhibition held at Esplanade Solidarność 1980. This breathtaking collection of 20 images, captured by EJF and renowned Brazilian photographers, unveils the raw beauty and fragile essence of the Pantanal—a vital sanctuary for wildlife, Indigenous communities, and a crucial carbon sink for the Earth. As this irreplaceable ecosystem faces unprecedented threats, the exhibition serves as a powerful call to action, urging us all to unite in its preservation before it’s too late.
When: Tuesday 16 September to Saturday 27 September 2024
Where: the Esplanade Solidarnosc of the European Parliament, Brussels
Amazon’s integral partner – The story of the Brazilian Cerrado
As we celebrate Amazon week, we take a look at Brazil’s second biggest biome – the Cerrado. Greater size than Western Europe, this world’s most biodiverse savanna, vital to absorbing carbon and slowing down climate change, provides crucial ecosystem services to Brazil’s people, wildlife, and the Amazon itself. Yet as Amazon sees a reprieve from damaging deforestation rates, the Cerrado continues to face an existential crisis, at a time when no one on earth can afford it.
The Brazilian Mission to the EU and The Nature Conservancy invite you to a dedicated webinar on the Cerrado. In this session, leading Cerrado experts will show us the hidden secrets of this unique Biome; its history, its nature, and its people. The webinar will also facilitate a discussion on the greatest challenges currently facing this vulnerable biome and explore the opportunities to save and restore it.
When: 17th September, 09:00-11:00 (Brazil)/ 14:00-16:00 (Brussels)
Where: Online
EU-Brazil cooperation ahead of COP Belém: Interests, Agendas, Proposals
As like-minded partners, the EU and Brazil have an opportunity to put into practice their leadership in an effective multilateralism, and in seeking common solutions for the challenges of the climate crisis. This workshop seeks to bring to the fore important discussions about the common challenges that the EU and Brazil face in international climate negotiations, and what are the opportunities for an effective and successful leadership of this partnership at the COP30, in Belem next year. Hosted bu KU Leuven.
When: 19th September – 13:30 – 17:00h (CEST)
Where: Online
Women Entrepreneurship in the Amazon region: revealing the business behind the forest
Discover how women entrepreneurs in the Amazon region are transforming forest and cultural resources into profitable businesses at this event. You will learn from inspiring stories and gain valuable insights into the entrpreneurial spirit of the Amazon region
A webinar with Mayra Castro (Invest Amazônia), Andrea Waichman (D'Arvore), and Renee Chalu (Se Rasgum and International Music Conference of the Legal Amazon). Moderated by
Mary Tupiassu (Belém Trânsito and Tucupix). In partnership with Invest Amazonia.
With simultaneous translation (Portuguese-English).
When: 19th September, 15:00 - 17:00 (CEST)
Where: online
No registration required.
Road to Belem: Shaping the future of wetlands in the climate agenda
The event hosted by MEP Annalisa Corrado in the European Parliament and organised with the support of Wetlands International Europe, Environmental Justice Foundation, Instituto SOS Pantanal and Chalana Esperança, brings together MEPs to emphasise the critical role of wetlands in combating global heating, ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025. This event aims to galvanise support for, and enhance understanding of the potential of Wetland Partnerships - international agreements in which the EU would support third countries to reverse wetland degradation, promote restoration and sustainable management, and enhance climate and biodiversity protection. There will be a particular focus on the Pantanal in Brazil - the world’s largest tropical wetland - and the need to collaborate to conserve and sustainably manage this biome for the prosperity of the communities, including indigenous and traditional communities, that inhabit this globally significant wetland.
Email for contact: [email protected]
When: 24th September 2024 from 16.30 to 18 CET
Where: European Parliament, room Spinelli 3H1
Opening Ceremony of the Amazon Week in Brussels
We regret to inform that this event has been cancelled
due to unforeseen circumstances.
ST&I and Sustainable Finance as Core Pillars for Bioeconomy in the Amazon
A series of panel discussions dedicated to exploring the convergences between bioeconomy, science, technology and innovation, the role of local communities and the financial mechanisms needed to promote the sustainable development of the Amazon. Hosted by the Brazilian Mission to the European Union, with the support of Apex Brasil.
When: 25th September, 15:00 – 19:00 (CEST)
Where: Norway House - Rue Archimède 17 – 1000 Bruxelles
Challenges & Opportunities for Amazon Sociobioeconomy Products in the EU Markets
Between 2017 and 2019, companies in the Brazilian Amazon exported forest-compatible products worth $298 million derived from non-timber forest resources, agroforestry systems, tropical fishing, aquaculture, and horticulture. This sum represents only 0.17% of the global market for these products, which exceeds $176 billion annually (Coslovsky, 2021)
What is the worth of products that help keep the forest standing? What are the bottlenecks within Brazil and in international markets? How could EU stakeholders contribute to creating sustainable value chains for those products? The speakers and the public will delve into these questions, while tasting delicacies from the Amazon. Hosted by the Brazilian Mission to the European Union and the Brazilian Embassy in Brussels, with the support of Apex Brasil.
When: 26th September, 09:00 – 12:30 (CEST)
Where: Embassy of Brazil in Brussels - Bd Saint-Michel 27, 1040 Etterbeek
Harnessing Resilience at Regional and National Levels: Disaster Risk Management Strategies in the Amazon River Basin
This roundtable aims to facilitate a collaborative dialogue among stakeholders to identify actionable strategies that address governance challenges and enhance community resilience in the Amazon River Basin. By sharing practical experiences and insights, participants will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the necessary steps to improve disaster risk management (DRM) in the region and for the nations. The session will explore national and regional initiatives aimed at improving disaster risk management in the region, informed by ongoing research conducted by the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) (led by María Jazmín Chávez Álvarez, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann, and Philippe De Lombaerde). Hosted by UNU-CRIS.
When: 26th September, 15:00– 17:00 (CEST)
Where: Online
Circular Design in the Amazon (online event)
The Amazon rainforest, a biodiversity powerhouse and critical carbon sink, faces ecological collapse due to deforestation. A design-led circular economy offers a solution to enhance the economic value of a thriving forest while mitigating deforestation. This session will explore the potential of a circular economy to reshape this trajectory by designing product portfolios incorporating forest assets and engaging local communities, showcasing examples from The Big Food Redesign Challenge. Hosted by Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
More information: [email protected]
When: 26th September, 15:00 (CEST)
Where: Zoom Platform (link provided upon registration)
Film Session – Documentaries on the Amazon Region
This session will showcase documentaries on a diverse set of issues relating to the Amazon Region, from bioeconomy initiatives to the culture of indigenous communities. Hosted by the Embassy of Brazil in Brussels.
When: 26th September, 18:00 – 19:30 (CEST)
Where: Embassy of Brazil in Brussels - Bd Saint-Michel 27, 1040 Etterbeek
Photo Exibition “Shipibo-Konibo. Retratos de mi sangre”
The Mission of Peru to the European Union, with the support of the European External Action Service, presents the exhibition "Shipibo Konibo, Retratos de mi sangre", by Peruvian photographer David Díaz.
The exhibition provides us an intimate glimpse into the heart of the Shipibo-Konibo community, to which Díaz belongs. His work captures the intimacy of his people, by documenting the daily life of his village, from the healers who preserve herbal knowledge to the women who spin with natural dyes.
After being shown in various parts of the world, the exhibition comes to Brussels as part of Amazon Week, an initiative aimed at highlighting the crucial role of the Amazon in the world's future and the importance of preserving the territory and traditions of the communities that call the Amazon their home.
When: Thursday 3 October to Friday 18 October
Where: EEAS Headquarters - Rond Point Schuman 9A
Strengthening bridges between the global biodiversity and climate agendas: progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to accelerate the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals
Hosted by the Mission of Colombia to the EU, Wildlife Conservation Society and Belgian Biodiversity Platform.
More information: [email protected]
When: 7th October, 17:00 – 19:30 (CEST)
Where: Museum of Natural Sciences Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels
First Business Roundtable - Non-timber products of Bolivia
Participate in an exclusive event that connects European gourmet markets with sustainable products from the Bolivian Amazon and Chiquitania. Discover exceptional superfoods such as açaí, Amazonian nuts, wild cacao, Amazonian coffee and Chiquitanian almonds, all bio-ecological, deforestation-free, and in compliance with international trade regulations.
These products respond to a global demand projected to grow by 10.24% annually between 2024 and 2029.
Establishing sustainable alliances with local producers, guardians of nature, and exploring the unique quality of these products with great potential for gastronomic, medicinal and wellness offerings, while contributing to the protection of the environment, is a privilege.
This business roundtable prioritizes not only your health and enjoyment, but also an ultra-efficient and sustainable forest conservation strategy. A market that promotes forest biodiversity and fair trade directly from the producer's hand represents an invaluable model, better than any other strategy to mitigate deforestation. Let's be part of the shift towards a conscious and transformative trade!
Program:
"13:30-13:40 Welcome and introduction by the Embassy and the Vice Ministry of Foreign Trade and Integration of Bolivia.
13:40- 14:00 Presentation by FAO on Bolivian initiatives on the protection of forests and the promotion of non-timber products.
14:00-17:30 : Business roundtable. Appointments are necessary to meet the producers. "
Languages : French, English, Spanish and English.
Products: Wild Cocoa, Coffee, Acai, Chiquitana Almond, and Amazonian Nut from Bolivia.
For further information please contact us at [email protected] 02 627 00 10
When: 28 November 2024, 13 :30-17 :30 (CEST)
Where: Rue de Washington, 40; B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. Maison des associations internationals (please fill in the form)