Amazon Dialogues 2026: economics, deforestation, global justice
Key information
- Date
- Time
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1:00 pm to 6:30 pm
- Venue
- SOAS, University of London
- Room
- Khalili Lecture Theatre
- Event type
- Conference
About this event
Amazon Week 2026 is organised by SOAS University of London and the Embassy of Brazil.
The Department of Economics at SOAS and the Embassy of Brazil in London have joined forces to organise the event Amazon Dialogues, a series of three panels bringing together policymakers, academics and civil society organisations to discuss the challenges faced by the world's largest remaining tropical rainforest.
Protecting the Amazon rainforest is undoubtedly a key global challenge. However, international discussions about the biome are often hampered by exoticising views and misunderstandings about the potential for equitable global coordination. Amazon Dialogues aims to contribute to fruitful conversations by bringing together policymakers and government officials from the region, as well academics and civil society organisations with extensive experience in the biome. The panels will focus on economic challenges, deforestation and global justice.
The event is part of the Amazon Week 2026, an initiative of Brazilian Embassies in Europe. You can find more information on the Amazon Week website.
Preliminary programme
| Time | Event | Participant |
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| 1:00pm to 1:30pm | Opening session |
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| 1:30pm to 3:00pm | Panel 1: Sustainable economic transformation: assessing alternative policies |
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| 3:00pm to 3:20pm | Coffee break | |
| 3:20pm to 4:50pm | Panel 2: Zero deforestation: how to achieve it? |
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| 4:50pm to 6:20pm | Panel 3: Tropical rainforests and global climate justice |
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| 6:20pm to 6:30pm | Closing remarks |
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