Panama City, Panama — Panama has once again placed itself at the forefront of global environmental leadership, announcing the Nature Summit Series 2025—a bold new platform designed to align with all three United Nations environmental conventions born from the 1992 Rio Earth Summit: the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
This extraordinary alignment makes Panama the first nation in history to host all three Rio Conventions within a single calendar year, establishing the country as the world’s environmental crossroads—a hub where governments, investors, and innovators converge to accelerate collaboration and scale the solutions essential to securing humanity’s future.
A New Model for Environmental Action
At the heart of Panama’s announcement is the Nature Pledge, an ambitious national initiative uniting climate, biodiversity, and land restoration under one cohesive implementation plan with measurable outcomes. It embodies Panama’s conviction that protecting natural ecosystems is not only a moral responsibility but also the foundation of economic and social prosperity.
“Panama’s leadership is rooted in action,” said H.E. Juan Carlos Navarro, Minister of Environment of Panama. “Through the Nature Pledge and now the Nature Summit Series, we are uniting the world’s most visionary leaders to prove that sustainability and shared prosperity must advance together.”
The Nature Summit Series: An Exclusive Partnership Accelerator
The Nature Summit Series 2025 will convene two invitation-only gatherings in Panama City—exclusive, high-level forums designed to bring together government leaders, family offices, philanthropists, and innovators driving the nature-based economy.
- October 27–29, 2025 — alongside the CBD Intersessional: advancing global biodiversity governance and elevating Indigenous and local community leadership.
- December 1–3, 2025 — alongside the UNCCD Intersessional: driving global cooperation on land restoration, resilience, and nature-based finance.
Each Summit will serve as a partnership accelerator, uniting influential leaders from across sectors to forge transformative alliances, mobilize capital, and scale proven solutions that deliver measurable impact for people and planet.
From Vision to Implementation
The Nature Summit Series was formalized during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Panama and Global Resilience Partners (GRP). The partnership builds on the success of the inaugural Nature Summit, which launched during the UNFCCC’s first-ever Global Climate Week earlier this year.
“Panama is aligning vision with execution,” said Matthew Tranchin, Chairman of Global Resilience Partners. “The Nature Summit Series is designed to curate meaningful connections and forge transformative partnerships among delegates—leveraging the unique strengths of the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to scale proven solutions and accelerate the growth of the nature-based economy worldwide.”
The Nature Pledge in Motion
Under Minister Navarro’s leadership—as President of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean and Vice President of the global body of environment ministers—Panama has championed a unified, regional approach to addressing the triple planetary crisis. The Nature Summit Series transforms that commitment into measurable impact, providing the international community with a concrete mechanism to deliver on the Nature Pledge.
“Our mission is to demonstrate that investing in nature is not just the right thing to do—it is the foundation of prosperity,” Navarro said. “Through these Summits, we will unite leaders and accelerate solutions that restore balance between humanity and the planet.”
The Next Generation of Leadership
As Panama leads the world into a new era of environmental cooperation, Juan Carlos Monterrey, the nation’s Special Representative for Climate Change and Vice President of COP30, has emerged as one of the defining voices of a new generation of global leadership.
Monterrey captured the spirit behind Panama’s historic year:
“The Nature Pledge is the mandate. The Nature Summits are the vehicle. Together, they will unite leaders, mobilize capital, and secure a sustainable future.”
Through the Nature Summit Series, Panama is not only hosting the world’s environmental forums—it is redefining what global leadership looks like, transforming bold commitments into collective action, and ensuring that the promise of the nature-based economy becomes a global reality.
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