Chair: Papa Matar Ndiaye – UFRJ

Liu Jinlong – RUC

Nabil Kadri – Chief of Environment and Amazon Fund from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES),

Moderator – Prof. Raoni Rajão, UFMG

Prof. Qin Xuan – Director, Xi Jinping Institute for Socialist Thought with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, Renmin University of China
China's Green Development Philosophy and Solutions

Aspasia Camargo – UFRJ, Former Brazilian Secretary of the Ministério do Meio Ambiente, State Representative of Rio de Janeiro, City Representative of Rio de Janeiro)
Sustainable Development in Review. From Stockholm up now 

Roberto Schaeffer – Professor, UFRJ
A Global South Perspective on Climate Mitigation Scenarios: Advancements with the COFFEE Model

Gizelle Cristina Bedendo, Chief of Technology Transfer, EMBRAPA Soil
Transition of Brazilian Food Systems: Food Security and Sustainability 

Liu Jinlong – Professor, Renmin University of China
Ideology and Conceptual Framework of Ecological Civilization

 

Q&A

Break: 11:00-11:30AM 

Moderator: Dr. Jay Amstel – UNEP

Rapporteurs:

Prof. Cynthia Sanborn – Director, Centro de Estudios sobre China y Asia-Pacífico, Universidad del Pacífico, Perú
Latin America, China, and the Challenges for a Just Energy Transition

Sheng Chunhong – Assistant Dean and Associate Professor, Shanghai International Studies University China’s green development path: Public and private partnership in low-carbon energy transition

André F. P. Lucena – Professor, UFRJ
The role of Integrated Assessment Models in building science oriented national mitigation targets and strategies

Luiz Silva – PhD, RUC, Research Assistant
Urban Asymmetries in China’s Energy Transition: Governance, Capacity, and Comparative Insights from the Global South 

Dong Jiayun – Professor, Nanjing Forestry University, China
Should I stay or should I go? Farmers’ choices to remain in a PES Program when policy design changes

Lucas Figueroa – Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina
State Initiatives to Promote Sustainable Production in Forest Ecosystems in Argentina (2008–2025)

Q&A

Break and Lunch: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Moderator: Dr. Bi Mingyang, Associate Professor, RUC

Rapporteurs:

Raoni Rajão – Professor, UFMG
The role of traceability in cleaning illegal deforestation from global supply chains and ensuring food security

Sônia Carvalho Ribeiro – Professor, UFMG
The role of the use of wild species and sociobiodiversity and the eradication of poverty

Jay Amstel – UNEP
Multiple Benefits of Biodiversity Value Chains in Amazon Protected Territories 

Weiye Wang – Associate Professor, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Renmin University of China
Understanding Biodiversity Conservation Governance in China

David Mora Valverde – Professor, University of Costa Rica, Alberto Cortés Ramod, Ex Vice-President: From Agricultural Frontier Recession to Regenerative Landscapes: A Strategic Framework for Forest Recovery and Biodiversity Restoration through Strategic Farm Architecture

Mai Qiulin –  RUC
Evalution of income distribution of Southeast Asian countries and enlightenment to Latin Americas

Q&A

Coffee Break: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Moderator: : Romildo Dias Toledo Filho – President of Science Park, UFRJ

Rapporteurs:

Monica Gabay – Co-coordinator, IUFRO Division 9, and Professor, Universidad Nacional de San Martin, Argentina
Producing in harmony with Nature: tools and policy instruments

Velia Govaere – Former Vice Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade of the Public of Casta Rica, Professor at UNED
China’s ethical light on the Latin American Path to a new Era

Leonardo Burlamaqui – Brazilian School of Advanced Studies, UFRJ
Green Future and Sharing Civilization between China and Latin America: A Tale of Convergence and Divergence

Jansen Martins Lopes – Manager of Research, Development and Innovation in New Energies, PETROBRAS
Innovation and Technology in Renewable Energies

Zeng Bingjian – Director of University Outreach Office, RUC
Briefing introduction of the China-Latin America Joint Research Centre for Exchanges and Mutual Learning between Civilizations

Q&A

Moderator: Ana Célia Castro – Director of Brazilian School of Advanced Studies, UFRJ

Aziz Saliba – Vice-Rector of UFMG

Zhang Donggang – Professor, Chair of RUC Board

Welfare dinner