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Switzerland and Amazonia
Swissnex helps strengthen Switzerland's engagement with the Amazon region across science, technology, and the arts. Discover our work in the world's largest rainforest.
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Switzerland and Amazonia: Stories of Collaboration
September 1, 2026In this new report, Swissnex highlights eight stories of how Swiss and Amazonian partners are bringing together science, innovation, and local knowledge to address shared planetary challenges.
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The Many Amazons Beyond the Forest
July 25, 2026Caroline Takita, CEO of eAmazonia and member of Swissnex's Expert Network in Brazil, reflects on an Amazon that reaches far beyond the rainforest, into its festivals, cities, universities, and the voices of those who call it home.
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‘Through Swissnex, We Found Our Partner in the Amazon’
July 23, 2026In an episode of the Swisspreneur Show, reilo Founder and CEO Rahel Guggenbühl reflects on how Swissnex helped the Swiss climate fintech connect with partners in the Amazon and accelerate its international expansion.
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nexBio Amazonia: Meet the 2026 Participants
July 1, 2026In its third edition, nexBio Amazonia continues to connect Switzerland and Brazil to co-create solutions for the Amazon's bioeconomy. In 2026, it expands to the state of Amapá, bringing its collaborative model to a new region of the Amazon.
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Three Takeaways From the Bioeconomy Amazon Summit 2026
May 21, 2026After three days in Belém, Brazil’s gateway to the Amazon, Pedro Capra from Swissnex reflects on how bioeconomy, science, and international collaboration are shaping new pathways for the region.
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Bringing the Amazon to Climate Week Zurich
May 19, 2026Through a curated evening at the Zurich Zoo and public event on the bioeconomy, Swissnex in Brazil brought Amazonia to the center of the inaugural Climate Week Zurich, making the case that climate and biodiversity strategy can no longer be separated from the forest and its communities.
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‘The Amazon Can Be the Most Prosperous Place on the Planet’
May 8, 2026Brazilian Entrepreneur Paulo Reis argues that investing in Amazonian talent, science, and innovation, while protecting the territories and rights of traditional communities, is the key to making the region a global bioeconomy powerhouse.
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Reimagining the Amazon Through Art and Science
April 30, 2026Three artists representing Switzerland, Peru, and Brazil have been selected for a residency program that brings together artistic practice, scientific research, and traditional knowledge to explore new ways of understanding the Amazon.
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Open Call: nexBio Amazonia (3rd Edition)
April 8, 2026 — May 18, 2026The 2026 edition will bring together Swiss and Brazilian startups and researchers in the Brazilian cities of Manaus, in the state of Amazonas, and Macapá, in state of Amapá, to co-create solutions for the Amazon's bioeconomy.
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Switzerland and Amazonia: Together for a Thriving Planet
February 13, 2026A snapshot of Swiss-based organizations engaging with the Amazon region through education, research, innovation, and the arts. Download the full PDF report.
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Open Call: Residency ‘On Amazonian Forests’
December 19, 2025 — January 30, 2026An art and science residency program in the Peruvian Amazon and Rome, Italy, jointly organized by the Wyss Academy for Nature, Istituto Svizzero, and Swissnex Brazil.
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Switzerland in the Amazon: The Planetary Embassy at COP30
September 25, 2025Hosted by Swissnex in Brazil at the Goeldi Museum in Belém, the Planetary Embassy will act as a new kind of diplomatic space where Amazonian voices and global climate solutions converge.
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COP 30 in the Amazon: Shaping Our Planetary Future
January 23, 2025Join Swissnex, Frontiers, and AYA Earth Partners at the House of Switzerland during the WEF Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos.
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ETH BiodivX: Surveying Biodiversity for Amazon Rainforest Conservation
June 5, 2024Join Swissnex in Brazil in celebrating the innovative efforts of the ETH BiodivX team as they harness cutting-edge technology to preserve the Amazon's biodiversity. Discover how Swiss ingenuity is making a global impact.
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Amazônia and Beyond at the House of Switzerland
February 22, 2024Swissnex joined ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich to host the Amazônia and Beyond event at the House of Switzerland in the WEF Annual Meeting in January 2024. Learn more and watch the full video.
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Announcing Fungi Cosmology
January 30, 2023How can fungi teach us new ways to live in the world? A transdisciplinary program in the Amazon, Patagonia, and Switzerland for artists, scientists, and curators from Brazil, Chile, and Switzerland.
Together for a Thriving Planet
DownloadA snapshot of Swiss-based organizations engaging with the Amazon region through education, research, innovation, and the arts. Download the PDF report.
Stories of Collaboration
DownloadEight examples of Swiss and Amazonian partners learning, innovating, and building solutions together. Download the PDF report.
nexBio Amazonia
Learn moreEvery year, nexBio Amazonia brings together startup and researchers from Switzerland and Brazil to co-create solutions for the Amazon's bioeconomy.
Planetary Embassy
Learn moreIn November 2025, the Planetary Embassy came to life in Belém, Brazil, on the margins of COP30. Part of a series of pop-up experiences across the global Swissnex network, it was hosted in the zoobotanical gardens of the Goeldi Museum, a setting that blends the Amazon's biodiversity, science, ancestral wisdom, and Swiss legacy.
