WWF Expectations for COP30
WWF’s “Expectations for COP30” outlines an urgent agenda for delivering a strong global response to the climate crisis amid deepening geopolitical, financial, and ecological challenges. With 2024 marking the first year above 1.5°C, COP30 in Belém must be a turning point. WWF calls for ambitious NDCs aligned with the Global Stocktake, a robust package to halt deforestation and ecosystem conversion by 2030, and a just and accelerated fossil fuel phase-out. Key priorities include boosting adaptation efforts, scaling up climate finance through the Baku to Belém roadmap, aligning financial flows with Article 2.1c, and securing a just energy transition. The manifesto also urges the recognition of Indigenous Peoples and local communities as climate leaders, emphasizing their role in governance, finance access, and knowledge integration. COP30 is positioned as a critical moment to restore faith ...Read the full paper here WWF Policy Brief: A COP30 Package on Ending Deforestation and Ecosystem Conversion
This policy brief outlines a proposed COP30 Package to advance the global goal of halting and reversing deforestation and ecosystem conversion by 2030. It calls for elevating forest-related commitments within the UNFCCC process and integrating climate and biodiversity efforts, particularly through a formal Work Programme on Climate and Nature. The brief also supports launching key presidential initiatives—such as the Tropical Forests Forever Facility and stronger forest components in NDCs—and proposes a Forest Action Day to mobilize public and private sector action. It highlights the importance of forest finance, zero-deforestation supply chains, and alignment with the Global Stocktake and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. With Brazil hosting COP30 in the Amazon, the moment is strategic to embed forests as central to mitigation, adaptation, and equity. The package offers ...Find out more here WWF Discussion Paper – Proposal for a UNFCCC Work Programme on Climate and Nature
This discussion paper proposes the creation of a UNFCCC Work Programme on Climate and Nature to be adopted at COP30, aiming to implement the Global Stocktake outcomes and align climate action with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The “Belém Work Programme” would foster synergies between climate and biodiversity policies by aligning national strategies (NDCs, NAPs, NBSAPs), integrating nature-based solutions, and enhancing ecosystem protection. The workstream would include workshops and ministerial dialogues focused on themes such as deforestation, finance, and mainstreaming nature in long-term strategies. By operationalizing Article 5 of the Paris Agreement and strengthening institutional convergence, the proposal seeks to close the implementation gap for nature-based climate action, enhance transparency in monitoring existing pledges, and ensure that climate ...Read the full paper here