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Project Field Trip – Amazon Coast

Pará, Brazil
Sunday, 16 November, 2025

During the Day of Rest at COP30, join Rare and partners for a field trip to Mãe Grande de Curuçá Extractive Reserve to learn first-hand about the importance of local communities as stewards of coastal natural ecosystems. Together, we’ll explore the global significance of Brazil’s mangroves and gain first-hand insights into emerging and innovative solutions in the areas of technology, social-behavioral science and local knowledge. These innovations are being integrated into climate action planning, establishing a framework for translating community knowledge into formal climate policy that can be scaled across coastal regions.

Hosted by Rare and the Brazil Ministry of Environment, Department of Ocean and Coastal Management.

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Participants will:

• • Experience where the Amazon rainforest meets the sea — one of the world’s most unique and vital ecosystems.
  • Be welcomed by community leaders from the Coastal 500 network and local associations in Curuçá.
  • Visit oyster banks to see firsthand how traditional families cultivate oysters and sustain their livelihoods.
  • Learn how oyster farming contributes to food security, climate resilience, and women’s economic empowerment.
  • Explore the partnership between LAPMAR (UFPA), Accenture, and Rare Brasil, including a demonstration of new data collection and AI-based tools for mangrove protection.
  • Share a lunch designed with local bioeconomy ingredients and connect directly with the leaders and families driving these efforts.

Rare Brazil, in partnership with the Laboratory of Research in Marine Environmental Monitoring (LAPMAR) at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), and the global consulting firm Accenture, are collaboratively developing a modular and people-centered artificial intelligence platform. This initiative aims to enhance climate adaptation and strengthen fisheries governance in estuarine territories located along the coastal region of the Brazilian Amazon.

The project will be initially implemented in the municipality of Curuçá, in the state of Pará, serving as a pilot site. As local implementation capacities increase and mechanisms for community co‑ownership are progressively established, the platform is expected to expand to other territories, with the municipality of Soure identified as the next site for deployment.

The site we will visit is part of the Extractive Reserves (RESEX), a nationally recognized category of Sustainable Use Marine Protected Areas in Brazil. They safeguard ecosystems like mangroves from industrial exploitation while legally granting traditional fishing and coastal communities the right to live, harvest, and co-manage these areas. RESEX are a cornerstone of Brazil’s MPA system, covering over 80% of Amazonian mangroves.

Interested in learning more?
Contact Rare Events (events@rare.org).