Rio will host the first edition of Nature & Climate Week in 2026

The year 2025 is in the final straight, but the 2026 calendar already reserves great news for Rio. At the end of the first semester, the city will be the stage of the River Nature & Climate Week, the first international event to integrate debates on climate crisis and biodiversity loss. The meeting takes place between June 1 and 6.

The announcement was made last Saturday (27/09), during the Global Citizen Festival In New York. The initiative is born from a five-year partnership between Prefeitura do Rio, Global Citizen, Re:wild and local partners.

According to the organizers, the programming will turn the city into a global platform of dialogue and action. The main agenda will be in charge of directors, but dozens of independent sessions will also be held at city strategic points, connecting leaders, experts and civil society.

The project integrates the River to strengthen their environmental policies. Among the goals already assumed are the production of 30,000 seedlings per year from 2026 and the planting of 80,000 trees by 2028, with priority for more vulnerable areas.

About organisations

Global Citizen was founded in 2008 in Australia. The group mobilizes leaders of music, politics, media, philanthropy and private sector. According to numbers of Already announced over $49 billion in commitments, benefiting 1.3 billion people.

Re:wild is an organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of wildlife, founded by conservation scientists in partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio. It operates in more than 80 countries, together with indigenous peoples, local communities, governments and businesses, always focusing on nature as a solution to global crises.