Road to Belém: Scaling biosolutions for soil health and climate action gains momentum ahead of COP30
CGIAR October 15 2025
More than 40% of the world’s cultivated land is degraded, affecting more than three billion people. Because 95% of our food depends directly on soils, restoring soil health is fast becoming one of the most powerful levers for climate action and resilient food systems, and a focal point for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
The inaugural session of the “Road to Belém” webinar series brought together scientists, policymakers, development partners and innovators to explore how to scale biosolutions for soil health and climate action. Biosolutions which are biological or naturally derived products like beneficial microbes and natural fertilizers, can replace chemical inputs while restoring soil productivity. The series is co-organized by CGIAR’s Climate Action and Multifunctional Landscapes science programs, Brazil’s agricultural research agency Embrapa, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), and is designed to align science, policy, and investment in the run up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Moderated by James Stapleton, Senior Advocacy Advisor at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the session set the tone for a three-part dialogue leading to COP30: from scientific evidence, to scaling and business models, to enabling policy and regulation.
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