Amazon for sale? COP30 & Norway's climate contradictions
How do multinational corporations contribute to the exploitation of the Amazon rainforest? What impacts do Norway's investments in the Amazon - Norsk Hydro in particular - have on Indigenous rights and local communities? In the run-up to COP30 in Brazil, join us for a discussion on the hidden costs of 'green' development. Free event, open to all.
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Bikuben (Gullvepsen Auditorium), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oluf Thesens vei 35, 1433 Ås
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In the run-up to COP30 in Brazil, we will explore how multinational corporations contribute to today’s environmental crisis by deepening exploitation of the Amazon rainforest. We will unpack how greenwashing, environmental racism and green colonialism mask the destructive impacts of corporate and state agendas — and how these forces connect to global climate politics.
Norway’s investments in the Amazon will be placed under scrutiny - particularly Norsk Hydro and its impacts on Indigenous rights and local communities. We will attempt to reveal the hidden costs of so-called 'green' development.
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Marcel Hazeu
Professor at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) and Research Fellow at the Humanitarian Studies Centre, ISS (Erasmus University Rotterdam). Marcel leads the research group Society, Territory and Resistance in the Amazon. He is a renowned researcher who combines academic work with grassroots engagement. He will contribute with unique knowledge and experience of Amazonian realities from the inside. His areas of research include:
- Social structure and development of the Amazon
- Migration and forced displacement
- Socio-environmental conflicts and large-scale development projects
- Indigenous peoples and social movements in the Amazon
- Human rights, childhood, youth and sexual rights
Dr. Susanne Normann
Associate Professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet. Susanne holds a PhD in Psychology, researching the experiences of Amazon communities in Brazil and their lived experiences of climate change and green extractivism. Her areas of research include:
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Coloniality and climate change
- Cultural and community psychology
Moderator: Karen Waneska
PhD Fellow at the Faculty of Landscape and Society (Department of Urban and Regional Planning) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Karen researches green city transition and its interconnection between the Global North and Global South.
Organizers:
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Latin-Amerikagruppene i Norge (LAG), NMBU's Empowered Futures research school, GESTERRA, PPGSS and the Humanitarian Studies Centre.