4–5-6 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: “Empowerment of local actors for heritage and biodiversity regeneration 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: 4–5-6 November 2025

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

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Program

Day 1 – November 4, 2025 (Language: English)

Time (Belém, BRT/UTC−3): 10:30 | Rome (CET, UTC+1): 14:30| London (GMT, UTC+0): 13:30 | New York (EST, UTC−5): 08:30 | Bogotá (COT, UTC−5): 08:30 | Seoul (KST, UTC+9): 22:30 

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

• Opening Session

o Welcome remarks by Inácio Arruda - SEDES- Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento Social. Ministerio da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação. Brasil Government

o Raul dal Santo (IT - Italian Ecomuseum Network) and Terezinha Resende (BR - ABREMC)

• Keynote Panel: Culture as a Catalyst for Climate Action & Regeneration - Lucimara Letelier (BR)

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 (Yara Mattos BR - ABREMC, Bridget McKenzie Climate Museum UK Clemence Aycard - Climate Museum UK and ICOM-SUSTAIN, Lucimara Letelier BR ICOM-SUSTAIN and Regenera Museu, Edo Bricchetti - Italian ecomuseums network, Kaye Hall - Barbados Museum, Beatriz Haspo US ICOM-MINOM and APOYOnline, Nathalia Pamio BR ICOM-MINOM, Douglas Worts CA) 

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

   o Interactive Workshop: Building a Shared Vision for Regenerative Futures – Henry Mc Ghie (UK)

       o Drafting proposals for the Agreement of Belém 

• Wrap-up and Preview of Day 2

Day 2 – November 5, 2025 (Language: English)

Time (Belém, BRT/UTC−3): 10:30 | Rome (CET, UTC+1): 14:30| London (GMT, UTC+0): 13:30 | New York (EST, UTC−5): 08:30 | Bogotá (COT, UTC−5): 08:30 | Seoul (KST, UTC+9): 22:30 

Focus: Showcasing Good Practices from the Call

• Opening Remarks - Nunzia Borrelli (IT)
  o Wellcome remarks

o Summary of Day 1 outcomes

• Session 3: Digital Exhibition Launch – Weavers of the Future – Marisol González-Reforma (SP)

o Presentation of the online platform

o Overview of selected practices

• Session 4: Voices from the Field – Isabel Hernandez (MEX) & Catalina Gonzalez (CO) - Selected practices:

• Weaving the Five Senses of Sciacca (IT) 

• Caminos de Agua (CO)

• People's Plan - Giusy Pappalardo (IT) y Samuele Andreoni (SP).

• Ecomuseu dos Campos de São José (BR)

• Connectivity Conservation Initiative for Fresh Drinking Water - Georgia Kanellopoulou (GR)

• Green Power – Tamsin Greaves & Semanur Darbaz

• Building Climate Active Community Museums: A Case Study of the Community of Curatorial Practice at the Barbados Museum – Kaye Hall

• Project GNH Mérindol - Centre BNB Mérindol (Association)  

• Regeneration through Community, Culture, and Earth- Ecomusée Tata Somba - Benin 

• Living Landscapes of Zagori: Reviving Heritage and Ecology in the Transhumance Paths - Dimitra Papaioannidou - EcoMuseum Zagori GR 

o Q&A and reflections

o Lessons learned and transferability 

• Closing Panel: From Practices to Policy – Cultural Action for Climate Justice  - Raul Dal Santo (IT)

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)

Time (Belém, BRT/UTC−3): 10:30 | Rome (CET, UTC+1): 14:30| London (GMT, UTC+0): 13:30 | New York (EST, UTC−5): 08:30 | Bogotá (COT, UTC−5): 08:30 | Seoul (KST, UTC+9): 22:30 

ABREMC will provide a live broadcast of the November 6th event on its YouTube channel, ensuring that vital discussions on social equity, climate justice, and good environmental practices reach a broad and diverse Portuguese-speaking audience.  Watch via this link: https://www.youtube.com/live/9NORsJozHdw

Focus: Showcasing Good Practices from the Call

• Opening Remarks - Chair Marcio Carvalhal/ABREMC  (Br)
  o Wellcome remarks - Joel Santana (IBRAM – BR)

   o Summary of Day 2 - outcomes - Yara Mattos (BR)

• Session  5: Paulo Freire: the role of popular and liberating education for climate justice

o Chair:  Paolo Vittoria (IT)

o Mediation: Nádia Almeida (BR)

• Session  6: Voices from the Field – Short Presentations from Italy and Brazil – Mediation: Terezinha Resende (BR) 

o Selected practices (8 -10 min each):

REmusER - Benedetta Bolognesi (IT)

Ecomuseo da Ilha Grande – Gelzon Rozentino (BR)

Minas Gerais: uma potência para o Afroturismo – Eduardo Evangelista (BR)

Geopark Araripe Mundial da UNESCO - Paulo Wendell (BR)

Quintal de Vó - Fabiana Ribeiro (BR)

• Lessons learned, transferability and Final Remarks – Terezinha Resende (BR)

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