EcoLivre 2025

4–5 November 2025 | Online meeting (linked to COP30 in Belém, Brazil)

Belém, at the heart of the Amazon, becomes the symbolic stage for a cultural response to the climate crisis. 

EcoLivre is the international meeting of the Weavers of the Future initiative, bringing together cultural institutions, practitioners, and networks from around the world.

What is EcoLivre?

A two-day digital forum to:

• Share strategies and good practices for climate justice and cultural regeneration.

• Address systemic barriers to sustainability.

• Co-create a shared vision and a three-year operational commitment for cultural action.

Theme: “Heritage and Empowerment of Local Development Actors in Times of Climate Crisis”

This theme, inspired by the 2012 Belém meeting, reflects today’s urgent need to strengthen community capacities and integrate culture into climate strategies.

Program Highlights

• Presentation of selected projects from the International Digital Exhibition.

• Debate on systemic challenges and cultural strategies for regenerative futures.

• Collective discussion on the Belém Agreement for a Regenerative Era.

📅 Dates: 4–5 November 2025

📍 Format: Online videoconference and onsite (in Belem - Brasil)

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Day 1 – November 4, 2025

Focus: The “Weavers of the future” Project and Institutional Commitments

• Opening Session

o Welcome remarks by the Brazilian Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Inácio Arruda (to be confirmed).

o Raul dal Santo, representing the Italian Ecomuseum Network and serving as a member of the Ecolibre Coordination Group alongside ABREMC, will provide an overview of Ecolibre’s objectives and its connection to COP30.

• Keynote Panel: Culture as a Catalyst for Climate Action  -

o The cultural dimension of the climate crisis

o Regenerative cultural change and bioregioning

• Session 1: The Weavers of the future Project - Victoria McMillan - UK

o Presentation of the position paper, the Belem Agreement and strategic themes

• Session 2: Institutional Commitments and Partnerships – Henry Mc Ghie - UK

o Roundtable with international partners:

o Sharing the institution’s role and commitments within the Weavers of the Future initiative

o Discussing next steps for the Agreement of Belém

o Contributing to the Interactive Workshop: Building a Shared Vision for Regenerative Futures

• Interactive Workshop: Building a Shared Vision for Regenerative Futures

o Drafting proposals for the Agreement of Belém 

• Wrap-up and Preview of Day 2

Day 2 – November 5, 2025

Focus: Showcasing Good Practices from the Call

• Opening Remarks - Nunzia Borrelli - Italy
  o Wellcome remarks

• Summary of Day 1 outcomes

• Session 3: Digital Exhibition Launch – Weavers of the Future – Marisol Gonzalez- Spain Reforma

o Presentation of the online platform

o Overview of selected practices

• Session 4: Voices from the Field – Short Presentations 

o 8–10 selected practices (6 min each)

o Q&A and reflections

o Lessons learned and transferability 

• Closing Panel: From Practices to Policy – Cultural Action for Climate Justice  – Nunzia Borrelli - Italy

o Linking local actions to global frameworks

o Next steps for the network and publication

• Final Remarks and Adoption of the Agreement of Belém 

Day 3 – November 6, 2025 (Language: portughese)

Focus: Showcasing Good Practices from the Call

• Opening Remarks - Chair Marcio Carvalhal/ABREMC  (Brasil)
  o Wellcome remarks - Fernando Castro (President of IBRAM – to be confirmed)

• Summary of Day 2 - outcomes - Yara Mattos (Brasil)

• Session  5: The role of popular and liberatory education for climate justice –

o Chair:  Paolo Vittoria - Italy

o Mediation: Nádia Almeida – Brasil

• Session  6: Voices from the Field – Short Presentations from Italy and Brazil – Mediation: Terezinha Resende - Brasil 

o 4 selected practices (8 -10 min each):

-          REmusER. Rete Ecomusei Emilia Romagna (Italy)

-          Ecomuseum Ilha Grande – Gelzon Rozentino (Brasil)

-          Ouro Preto – Du Evangelista (Brasil)

-          Geoparque Araripe – Paulo Wendel (Brasil)

• • Lessons learned, transferability and Final Remarks – Terezinha Resende