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/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub