COP 30
What is the contribution of pirarucu management?
For the first time, the United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Brazil — a strategic moment to highlight that local solutions can generate global impacts and that the Amazon remains part of the solution for climate balance.
In the state of Amazonas, indigenous peoples and riverside communities, along with technicians and researchers, developed a management system that recovered pirarucu populations, protected entire ecosystems, and strengthened local social organization. By conserving forests and floodplain areas, these practices contribute directly to the mitigation of carbon emissions and to adaptation to climate change by maintaining the balance of water cycles, reducing the risk of fires, and preserving soil fertility.
More than a conservation strategy, pirarucu management is a concrete response to the climate crisis — collectively built from territories and capable of inspiring the world at COP 30.
The Pirarucu Collective
Formed in 2018, the Pirarucu Collective brings together around 2,500 families — including Indigenous peoples, riverside dwellers, and extractivists — who practice community-based pirarucu management in ten Conservation Units, eight Indigenous Lands, and ten Fishing Agreement Areas in the state of Amazonas. Working in coordination with partner organizations and government bodies, the Collective brings to COP 30 the voices and experiences of those who live in the forest, contributing concrete solutions for adaptation, mitigation, and climate justice.
Managed Pirarucu on the People’s Summit Menu
At the People’s Summit on the Road to COP 30, the menu itself will be a manifesto for climate justice and food sovereignty.
The Brazilian edition of the Summit will feature a menu composed of 90% agroecological foods, produced by family farmers, traditional peoples and communities — an unprecedented achievement led by the Amazon Agroecology Network (Articulação Agroecológica da Amazônia) and its co-managing organizations, through the implementation of the largest Food Acquisition Program (PAA) ever carried out in an instant format.
More than 160 tons of food will be sourced from across Brazil, with special emphasis on the culinary traditions of the Amazon region. Among the proteins that will nourish over 10,000 people, the community-managed pirarucu stands out as a symbol of Amazonian conservation and of an economy that values territories and their peoples.
The Carauari Rural Producers Association (Asproc), responsible for the collective brand Gosto da Amazônia — a result of the commercial arrangement among associations that make up the Pirarucu Collective — will supply seven tons of pirarucu for the daily meals and the traditional “Banquetaço” (People’s Feast) at the Summit.
With the 2025 People’s Summit, a new chapter begins — one of clean, fair, and purposeful food.Because facing the climate crisis also depends on what we put on our plates.
Pirarucu management agenda at COP 30
November 10
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Mobilizing science for planetary impact: from breakthroughs to transformations
Location: Planetary Embassy Pavilion, Goeldi Museum Complex – Green Zone
November 11
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sociobioeconomy and Environmental Services: Shaping Sustainable Amazon Markets
Location: Blue Zone / Food Hub Pavilion
Organizers: Operação Amazônia Nativa (OPAN), Instituto Fronteiras do Desenvolvimento, and Uma Concertação pela Amazônia
Streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/live/vb2AC5WbNXY
November 12
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
From Breakthrough to Impact: Award-winning Science-driven Solutions Restoring the Amazonian Ecosystems and Uplifting Local Livelihoods
Location: Special Events Room, UGIH Pavilion – Blue Zone
November 13
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Community governance of aquatic systems and transboundary management in the face of climate change and as a tool for adaptation and mitigation
Location: Creative Economy Building, Green Zone
4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Multiple perspectives on the relationships between human and non-human beings with “nature” – an intercultural and interdisciplinary debate
Location: Institute of Legal Sciences, UFPA
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Arapaima gigas: Climate
Location: Peoples’ Circle – Green Zone
Organizers: Pirarucu Collective
November 15
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Global Unified March
Organizers: Peoples’ Summit
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Convergent Territories of Sociobioeconomy
Location: Casa IPÊ
November 16
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Banquetaço
Location: Praça da República
Organizers: Peoples’ Summit
November 17
4:30 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.
Sociobioeconomy: a bioeconomy model built by Amazonian peoples
Location: Miritizeiro Room – Pará Pavilion, Green Zone
November 18
10:30 a.m.
Sociobioeconomy: a bioeconomy model built by indigenous peoples, quilombola communities, and extractive communities
Location: Chico Mendes Space
November 20
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m
Sociobioeconomy: an economic model that originates in local territories to integrate the protection of nature and social well-being
Location: Cofrem Space
