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/

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Governments in the global North have slashed aid budgets at a time when humanitarian needs have reached record levels, forcing a rethink on global aid and development.

In this podcast, co-hosted by humanitarian news agency Devex, we look at where things may go from here and what new models of cooperation might offer hope.

Hosts:

Robin Pomeroy, Radio Davos, World Economic Forum

Raj Kumar, This Week in Global Development, Devex

Guests:

Carla Haddad Mardini, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Julienne Oyler, CEO, Inkomoko

Links:

Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Initiative: https://initiatives.weforum.org/humanitarian-and-resilience-investing-initiative

Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: www.schwabfound.org - look out for forthcoming report, Social Enterprise in Africa.

UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/

Inkomoko: https://www.inkomoko.com/

Devex: https://www.devex.com/

Related podcasts:

This Week in Global Development: https://www.devex.com/news/this-week-in-global-development-106893

Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: https://wef.ch/4oOOsys

We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: http://wef.ch/4puuU3m

What you might get wrong about progress - Lessons for leaders: Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/steven-pinker-harvard-humanity-doing-better/

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Related Radio Davos episodes:

We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-visa-wayne-best/

"New era, new mood, new challenges" - historian Adam Tooze on why things will never be the same again: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/adam-tooze-cnbc-china-us-history/

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We all rely on nature to survive - but humans continue to destroy and degrade the environment to an extent that puts our own species at risk

Nature conservationist Marco Lambertini puts the case for going 'nature positive' - getting companies and countries to account for their impact on nature and find ways to conserve and restore more than they destroy.

Links:

Nature Positive Initiative: https://www.naturepositive.org/

World Economic Forum's New Nature Economy reports: https://www.weforum.org/publications/series/new-nature-economy/

World Economic Forum's Bioeconomic Initiative: https://initiatives.weforum.org/bioeconomy-initiative/home

Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders: https://initiatives.weforum.org/alliance-of-ceo-climate-leaders

Alliance of CEOs for Nature: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ceo-alliance/home

Related podcasts:

"All of this is teamwork" - how 'industrial clusters' are accelerating the energy transition: http://wef.ch/4h0W7aa

Are we on track for the energy transition? Insights from three CEOs: http://wef.ch/4nyDxIZ

Ocean: how David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth: http://wef.ch/4729DHk

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The transition to net-zero is a daunting challenge for any industry - but what if diverse sectors can help each other speed up progress? That's what can happen in an 'industrial cluster'.

In the episode we hear from two such clusters - the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium and the Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley in Spain - just two of the more than 35 industrial clusters around the world, supported by the World Economic Forum's Transitioning Industrial Clusters (TIC) initiative, to drive economic growth, employment and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

And we speak to the head of the Mission Possible Partnership - an organisation that works to advance the energy transition in industry which also puts a strong emphasis on industry clusters or 'clean industrial hubs'.

Episode page with transcript: http://wef.ch/46rZO3T

Links:

Transitioning Industrial Clusters: https://initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial-clusters/home

Mission Possible Partnership: https://www.missionpossiblepartnership.org/

Port of Antwerp-Bruges: https://www.portofantwerpbruges.com/en

Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley: https://www.moeveglobal.com/en/businesses/commercial-clean-energies/green-hydrogen/andalusian-valley

Related podcasts:

How to nudge heavy industry to sustainability: the First Movers Coalition: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/fmc-concrete-cement/

Can aviation ever be sustainable? Here are some paths to net zero: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/aviation-day-airports-sustainable-fuel-saf/

Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/climate-science-policy-business-response/

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One of the main things needed to achieve net zero that is to transform how we produce and consume energy.

In this podcast, CEOs of three very different companies on the front lines of the energy transition around the world assess where the energy transition is now, and what the future may look like.

Speakers:

Christian Bruch, CEO, Siemens Energy

Andrés Gluski, CEO, AES Corporation

Lei Zhang, CEO, Envision Group

Co-host: Charles Bourgault manager, electricity industry, World Economic Forum

Episode page with transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/energy-transition-electrification-siemens-aes-envision

Related podcasts:

Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?

Getting sustainable, secure and equitable power to the people - how's the global energy transition going?

Energy Transition: Amping Up or Powering Down?

All Hands on Deck for the Energy Transition

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Electronic devices that tap into a human's nervous system have been around for decades, for example to help paralysed people move and deaf people hear. Now, a new generation of neurotechnology promises to revolutionise treatments for a range of conditions that afflict billions of people.

We look at the benefits and assess the risks with Jen French, a campaigner for access to neurotechnlolgy who has been using a device for 25 years since a snowboarding accident made her quadriplegic. And Tom Oxley, the CEO of neurotech startup Synchron, explains how 'brain computer interfaces' are giving paralysed patients the ability to use computers and smart phones.

They also address concerns about things such as data privacy, unequal access to health tech, and device 'abandonment'.

Episode page with transcript: http://wef.ch/46Tt4Rm

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/KmIMQVUdHBc

Links:

Network of Global Future Councils: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council/

Related podcasts:

'We have the most to benefit, but also the most to lose': how AI could transform human health:

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The global economy is moving from experiencing "episodic shocks" to "a new operating regime, one that is defined now by persistent disruption."

So says Wayne Best, chief economist at Visa, as he gives his take on the Chief Economists Outlook, the World Economic Forum's regular pulse check of the world economy and where it is headed.

Episode page with transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-visa-wayne-best

Links:

Chief Economists Outlook: wef.ch/chiefeconsept25

Related podcasts:

"New era, new mood, new challenges" - historian Adam Tooze on why things will never be the same again

"Trillions of dollars added to the economy" - Google's chief economist on the macro impact of AI

The global economy 'at a crossroads' ahead of Davos: Chief Economists Outlook

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