Planetary Embassy
A laboratory for planetary diplomacy
International,
interdisciplinary,
interspecies
The Planetary Embassy comes alive through a series of pop-up experiences across the Swissnex network. Weaving together research, technology, indigenous knowledge, and the arts, the program invites you – from Climate Week NYC to COP30 in the Amazon – to imagine a “planetary diplomacy” that reaches across species, time scales, and natural forces, helping us negotiate our place within a more-than-human world.
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Switzerland in the Amazon: The Planetary Embassy at COP30
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Swissnex to Stage Planetary Embassy at Climate Week NYC
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A Planetary Embassy Emerges Across the Swissnex Network
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Climate Week NYC
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Climate Storytelling Through the Moving Image
23 September 2025Swissnex, Climate Film Festival, and Fondation 2291 present a film screening and conversation exploring the power of short films to inspire climate action.
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Climatetech Investor Summit
23 September 2025Swissnex, Droplet VC, and Helvetas USA present a an investor-focused discussion on scaling deeptech solutions for planetary challenges.
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Imagining a Planetary Embassy
23 September 2025Swissnex, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York and Institut auf dem Rosenberg, presents a conversation on planetary diplomacy at Climate Week NYC.
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Educating Planetary Stewards in the Age of AI
24 September 2025Swissnex and the Villars Institute present a conversation on the future of education in a world of AI and planetary crises.
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Lens of Impact: Biodesign as Ecological Practice
24 September 2025Swissnex, Parsons School of Art and Design History and Theory, Zurich University of the Arts, and the Biodesign Challenge present a discussion on the practice of design in a more-than-human world.
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Unlocking Investment for Ocean Resilience
24 September 2025Swissnex, GIB Foundation, IUCN Blue Natural Capital, and rrreefs present a film screening and exclusive gathering of investors, innovators, and ocean advocates, spotlighting scalable solutions for marine biodiversity and climate adaptation.
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Printed Plants Masterclass
25 September 2025Swissnex, REFRESH, and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) present a masterclass on locally sourced, plant-based printing.
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Food Circularity in Action
25 September 2025Swissnex and Swiss Business Hub USA present a conversation with innovators who are redesigning the way we grow, process, and distribute food.
Exhibits
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Urban Refuge
Presented at Climate Week NYC, Urban Refuge is an an immersive spatial experience developed by students at Institut auf dem Rosenberg and MIT researchers, exploring the future of climate-resilient urban life.
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Arboreal Severance
Presented at Climate Week NYC, Arboreal Severance by Swiss artist duo Kieffer Woodtli is an immersive audio installation highlighting the fundamental wound of our time: the severance between human beings and the Earth.
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Pop-Ups
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Climate Week NYC
From September 23 to 25, 2025, the Planetary Embassy will be hosted at Mabou Mines in the East Village.
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COP30 in the Amazon
From November 9 to 21, 2025, the Planetary Embassy will take place in Belém, Brazil. It will be hosted in the zoobotanical gardens of the Goeldi Museum, a setting that blends the Amazon’s biodiversity, science, ancestral wisdom, and Swiss legacy.
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Swissnex for the Planet
Learn moreThe Planetary Embassy is part of Swissnex for the Planet, an initiative to explore Swissnex's idea for a new planetary diplomacy.
