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The briefing outlines strategies to mobilize domestic and international capital for Brazil's land-use sector, specifically focusing on the restoration of degraded pastures. It highlights the limitations of existing credit lines like ABC Recovery and proposes a combination of blended finance, risk-mitigation instruments (such as TCX and RCF), and technical assistance to achieve large-scale regenerative land use. The document details government targets, including the National Program for the Recovery of Degraded Pastures (PNCPD) and the Caminho Verde program, while emphasizing the need for stronger supply chains for native seedlings and better coordination between financial institutions and the real economy.

The Just Transition Compass was launched at a networking dinner in Belém during COP30. Developed by LACLIMA and Climate Strategies with support from GIZ and the COP30 Presidency, the Compass is an operational tool designed to help negotiators and implementers translate high-level climate ambitions into fair, inclusive transitions. It focuses on governance choices regarding participation, safeguards, and the distribution of benefits and burdens to prevent the creation of new 'sacrifice zones'. The launch followed a series of dialogues in Brasília, Panama, Bonn, and Addis Ababa, and serves as a foundation for continued collaboration on policy design and financing beyond the project's conclusion on 31 December 2025.

The report examines methane emissions from Brazil's waste sector, which accounts for 15% of the country's methane emissions. It identifies significant infrastructure gaps, such as the continued operation of approximately 2,000 inadequate disposal sites and a low organic waste recovery rate of 1%. While Brazil has a comprehensive regulatory framework, including the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS) and the 'Fuel of the Future' law, implementation is hindered by financial constraints and a lack of technical capacity at the municipal level. The report recommends expanding composting, anaerobic digestion, and landfill gas capture to meet Paris Agreement commitments and the targets of the National Solid Waste Plan (PLANARES).

The report details a seminar in Brasília where social movements and civil society organizations critiqued the current energy transition as an expansion of an extractivist system. Participants argued that a truly just transition must be grounded in climate justice, human rights, and territorial sovereignty, emphasizing the need for meaningful participation and the protection of Indigenous and traditional lands to avoid creating new 'sacrifice zones'.

The IAI's proposed 2024-2030 Strategic Plan focuses on three main themes: meeting the needs of member parties regarding global environmental change, advancing sustainability science in the Americas, and ensuring the institutional sustainability of the IAI. Key initiatives include funding transdisciplinary research on climate-health and biodiversity nexuses, expanding the STeP fellowship program, implementing an open data policy by 2026, and establishing a regional office in Central America and the Caribbean by 2025.

The IAI Directorate has proposed a Strategic Plan for 2024-2030 organized around three themes: meeting the needs of Parties to address global environmental change, developing science for the sustainability of the Americas, and ensuring the sustainability of the IAI as an organization. Key initiatives include funding transdisciplinary research on the climate-environment-health nexus, biodiversity, and ocean-coast-island systems through the Belmont Forum, as well as expanding the STeP program and establishing a new office in Central America and the Caribbean by 2025.

The Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio) seeks a 12-month, USD 200,000 grant to implement the GCF's Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF). The project focuses on updating Funbio's monitoring policies and its Microsoft SharePoint-based project management system, training approximately 40 staff members, and refining two specific project concept notes to meet IRMF standards. Implementation will be managed by Funbio using a mix of national and international consultants and an existing IT firm.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan rejected a constitutional challenge by the D.G. Khan Cement Company against a Punjab government notification barring cement plant construction or expansion in "Negative Areas". The court ruled that the ban was a proper climate resilient measure based on a consultant report warning of groundwater depletion and other environmental harms. The decision integrated the precautionary principle, the rights of nature, and the concept of "climate democracy" into the interpretation of fundamental rights under Pakistan's Constitution, emphasizing intergenerational justice and the need to protect water resources from climate change.

The IAI Directorate reports that while COVID-19 delayed some actions requiring international travel, activities remain aligned with the Strategic Plan. The document introduces a comprehensive framework of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and leading/lagging metrics to measure organizational performance across themes such as fundraising, open data, capacity building, and science priorities. It also recommends delaying the triennial revision of the Strategic Plan to the 2023-2024 intersessional period to coincide with the term of a new Executive Director.

The IAI has launched the STeP Fellowship Program, starting with a pilot in Argentina's agricultural sector involving three post-doctoral scientists funded by CREA and CONICET. Modeled after the AAAS program, STeP aims to place scientists in government or private organizations to facilitate the integration of scientific knowledge into policy processes across Latin America and the Caribbean.

The joint report by the SAC and SPAC details the current membership status of both committees, including vacancies and upcoming elections for the 28th Conference of the Parties. It outlines collaborative activities conducted between August 2019 and June 2020, including eight teleconferences focused on the IAI scientific agenda, funding opportunities, and the creation of a COVID-19 working group. The committees also contributed to the review of the IAI Scientific Agenda, the editorial process for a special CRN3 edition, and a five-year proposal submitted to the NSF regarding science-informed policy in the Americas.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research is seeking nominations for five members of its Science and Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) by May 1, 2020. The committee is designed to provide guidance on the application of science in policy formulation and decision-making. Candidates must possess extensive experience in science-policy interfaces, global change issues, and the cultural diversity of the Americas.

The 48th meeting of the Executive Council (EC-48) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research took place on 6 June 2019 in Brasilia, Brazil, held in conjunction with the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-27).

The Report of the IAI Standing Committee for Rules and Procedures, prepared by Argentina and the United States, recommends no amendments to the Standing Rules of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) for the 27th meeting in Brasilia, Brazil. The document includes the full text of the Standing Rules, which govern the participation, voting, and administrative procedures of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).

The report from the IAI Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures recommends no amendments to the Rules of Procedure for the 27th Conference of the Parties (CoP) in Brasilia, Brazil. It includes the full Rules of Procedure governing the CoP's operations, including membership, voting, and the election of officials.

The document outlines the process and criteria for nominating members to the Science Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Two current members, Dr. Elena Maria Abraham of Argentina and Dr. Joshua Tewksbury of the United States, are eligible for re-election. The SAC recommends that new appointments possess high academic excellence, a strong publication record, and a doctorate. For 2019, the committee specifically identifies a need for expertise in social sciences, oceanography, and ecosystem services, while encouraging the nomination of under-represented groups.

The IAI Executive Directorate reports the successful merger of the Science-Policy Interface Directorate operations from Buenos Aires, Argentina, into the Finance and Integrated Operations Directorate as of July 2018. This action follows Decision XXVI/19 from the 26th Conference of the Parties (CoP-26), which also led to the cancellation of the proposed Tripartite Headquarters for the IAI Directorate and the determination that a separate Scientific Development Directorate was unnecessary.

ATALC condemns the use of the army to repress social mobilizations in Brazil and the declaration of a state of siege in Brasilia. The organization links these actions to a neoliberal agenda that targets food sovereignty and climate justice, while reporting a massacre of peasants in Pará driven by agribusiness interests.

ATALC condemns the government of Michel Temer for deploying the army to repress social protests in Brazil and establishing a state of siege in Brasilia. The organization highlights the targeting of movements fighting for food sovereignty and climate justice, reports a massacre of peasants in Pará linked to agribusiness interests, and calls for direct elections to restore democracy.

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemns the Brazilian government's use of military force to repress social mobilizations in May 2017, specifically the State of Emergency in Brasilia. The organization highlights the targeting of movements such as the Landless Workers Movement (MST) and reports a massacre of peasants in Pará State to protect agribusiness interests, arguing that these actions undermine food sovereignty and climate justice.