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The environment and the role of culture in climate action have been in the spotlight this past month. As the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) opened in Belém, Brazil last week, cultural leaders and policymakers from around the world argued that culture is not peripheral to climate action—it is central to building resilience, advancing sustainable development, and mobilising communities for meaningful change. At COP30 in Belém, culture is notably included for the first time within the official climate action agenda, underscoring the growing recognition that culture is essential to climate discussions. This builds on the momentum from the recent Barcelona Declaration by the Group of Friends for Culture-based Climate Action (GFCBCA) at MONDIACULT 2025. During COP30, Brazil’s Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Indigenous Peoples jointly presented their preliminary version of the National Plan for the Cultures of Indigenous Peoples (PNCPI), that seeks to protect, value and recognise Indigenous knowledge,
rituals, technologies and ways of life as an essential part of Brazilian culture. And in a historic announcement on 17 November, Brazil’s Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes, and President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sent Brazil’s new National Culture Plan (PNC) to Congress. This new plan which includes climate action within one of its strategic axes, will guide Brazilian cultural policies for the next 10
years.
In the past month, other international gatherings took place highlighting culture’s role in climate action. At the fourth G20 Culture Working Group Ministerial Meeting in South Africa, ministers adopted the KwaDukuza Declaration on 29 October. The Declaration positioned the ‘intersection of culture and climate change’ as one of its guiding principles for shaping global responses. In the Asia-Pacific region, during the ministers’ forum at the
Indonesia-Pacific Cultural Synergy (IPACS) 2025 gathering, participants adopted the joint statement A Shared Vision for Sustainable and Resilient Pacific reflecting a commitment to addressing global challenges, including climate change and digital disruption. Furthermore, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) released a joint statement on climate change to
COP30 at its recent meeting on 26 October, which underscores their alignment to strategic plans including the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Strategic Plan to ‘realise a climate-resilient ASEAN through integrated economic, social, cultural, physical, and environmental strategies’.
Around the world, national governments and cultural agencies released plans and resources for climate action. In the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Culture worked alongside its Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy to open a public consultation on green transition in culture, addressing challenges for the future together. In Ireland, the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport released it's Climate Action Roadmap 2025
which outlined actions to further reduce the Department’s climate and environmental impact. In Jordan, the Ministry of Culture published its Recommendations for a Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Policy in Jordan, that presented a roadmap positioning cultural heritage at the core of climate action and sustainable development and called for practical measures to embed culture and heritage into national climate policies and initiatives. And in France, the Ministry of Culture published a glossary of 300 key terms for environmental and climate negotiations—a valuable linguistic resource for policy development.
For more news related to arts, culture and the environment, you can browse our website here. As always, if you have news, publications or updates that you would like us to share, please contact us at news@ifacca.org.
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ACORNS Iberoamericano
Le recordamos que continuamos entregando noticias del espacio iberoamericano tanto de los países miembros como artículos en prensa en general de la región. Al final de cada edición de ACORNS encontrará la sección de ACORNS Iberoamericano. Asimismo, nuestro sitio web cuenta con una variedad de noticias en español a su disposición.
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A Letter to the Arts Community from the Director and CEO
Canada Council for the Arts, 13 November 2025
This past year, you delivered a strong, unified message to leaders across the country: the arts matter. You showed how your work connects Canadians, strengthens Canadian unity, fuels the economy and makes Canada stronger. And you made it clear that public support is essential to having this impact.
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The second meeting of the Joint Steering Committee of the UAE-India Cultural Council was held in Abu Dhabi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates, 3 November 2025
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) hosted the second meeting of the Joint Steering Committee of the UAE-India Cultural Council in Abu Dhabi, chaired by Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State, and Her Excellency K. Nandini Singla, Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, with the participation of a number of senior officials from both countries.
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Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Attends 14th Conference of the Pacific Community in Tonga
Solomon Islands Government, 26 October 2025
The conference, themed “Pasifiki: Rooted in Heritage, Honouring the Past, United for a Resilient Future,” gathered leaders and representatives from across the Pacific to celebrate regional achievements, reaffirm solidarity, and set priorities for sustainable development under the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.
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Namibian government targets growth in creative sector, President says
Music in Africa, 17 November 2025, Namibia
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed the government’s intention to work with the private sector to strengthen digital infrastructure and expand opportunities for artists to market and distribute their work internationally.
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Commission launches new Culture Compass for Europe
European Commission, 12 November 2025, International
Today, the European Commission presented its vision for a vibrant and integrated European cultural landscape with the launch of the Culture Compass for Europe. This forward-looking framework is designed to shape EU cultural policy, to ensure that culture plays a central role in fostering European identity, celebrating diversity, and promoting excellence.
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NACZ urges African arts councils to synchronise efforts
The Herald, 5 November 2025, Zimbabwe
The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) is pushing for stronger integration with fellow arts councils across the continent as part of efforts to improve service delivery and uplift Africa’s creative industries.
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Tuvalu prepares for inaugural cultural festival in 2026
PMN - Pacific Media Network, 1 November 2025, Tuvalu
Tuvalu is preparing to host its first national cultural festival, with organisers promising a five-day celebration that showcases traditions from across the country’s eight inhabited islands.
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Govt pledges major reforms to boost creatives
Barbados Today, 22 October 2025, Barbados
The government has pledged sweeping legislative and policy reforms to expand support for the island’s creative industries, including new film incentives, a revised cultural industries act, and a modern cultural policy designed to unlock the industry’s economic potential, according to the minister responsible for culture.
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Communicating Your Climate Action Guide
Julie's Bicycle, 29 October 2025, International
The guide explores why communication is one of the most powerful climate actions we can take — helping to normalise change, inspire audiences, and connect communities around shared purpose.
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Arts and Culture Sector Contributes $131 Billion to Canada’s Economy
Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 28 October 2025, Canada
Canada’s arts and culture sector contributed $65 billion in direct GDP to the Canadian economy in 2024, growing faster and supporting more jobs per dollar than other key sectors like oil and gas, manufacturing or agriculture. These findings come from Artworks: The Economic and Social Dividends from Canada’s Arts and Culture Sector, a new report conducted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Business Data Lab.
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Audience Atlas Aotearoa New Zealand 2025
Creative New Zealand - Toi Aotearoa, 20 October 2025, New Zealand
Creative New Zealand has today released its Audience Atlas research, giving a comprehensive snapshot of New Zealanders’ engagement with arts and culture. The research shows declines in average spending and engagement, and highlights barriers to engagement and potential donors who are waiting to be activated.
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Culture Moves Europe - Call for Individual Mobility
European Commission, 30 November 2025, International
Culture Moves Europe promotes cultural and artistic mobility by supporting individual mobility and residency projects across all Creative Europe countries. It supports artists and cultural professionals by giving them funds to travel and carry out a project in another Creative Europe country.
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Call for input for EMRTD study "Artificial Intelligence, Cultural Rights, and the Right to Development"
UN Human Rights Office, 30 November 2025, International
Purpose: To inform the drafting of EMRTD’s thematic study on “Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cultural Rights, and the Right to Development.” This study is part of the Mechanism’s broader mandate to examine emerging global challenges that impact the realisation of the right to development. Input/comments must be received by 30 November 2025 00:00 (Geneva time).
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El medio ambiente y el papel de la cultura en la acción climática han sido el centro de atención en el último mes. En el marco de la inauguración de la 30ª Conferencia de las Partes (COP30), la semana pasada en Belém, Brasil; líderes culturales y responsables de políticas públicas de todo el mundo defendieron que la cultura no es periférica a la acción climática, sino que es fundamental para construir resiliencia, impulsar el desarrollo sostenible y movilizar a las comunidades para lograr un cambio significativo. En la COP30 de Belém, la cultura ha sido incluida por primera vez de forma destacada en la agenda
oficial de acción climática. Esto demuestra el creciente reconocimiento de que la cultura es esencial en los debates relacionados con el clima. Esto se suma al impulso generado por la reciente Declaración de Barcelona del Grupo de Amigos para la Acción Climática Basada en la Cultura (GFCBCA) en MONDIACULT 2025. Durante la COP30, el Ministerio de Cultura y el Ministerio de Pueblos Indígenas de Brasil presentaron conjuntamente la versión preliminar del Plan Nacional para las Culturas de los Pueblos Indígenas (PNCPI), cuyo objetivo es proteger, valorar y reconocer los conocimientos, rituales, tecnologías y formas de vida indígenas como parte esencial de la cultura brasileña. Asimismo, en un anuncio histórico realizado el 17 de noviembre, la Ministra de Cultura de Brasil, Margareth Menezes, y el Presidente, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, enviaron al Congreso el nuevo Plan Nacional de Cultura (PNC) de Brasil. Este nuevo plan, que incluye la acción climática como uno de sus ejes estratégicos, guiará las políticas culturales brasileñas durante los próximos 10 años.
El mes pasado, se celebraron otros encuentros internacionales que destacaron el papel de la cultura en la acción climática. En la cuarta reunión ministerial del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Cultura del G20 en Sudáfrica, los(as) ministros(as) adoptaron la Declaración de KwaDukuza el 29 de octubre. La Declaración situó la ‘intersección entre cultura y cambio climático’ como uno de sus principios rectores para dar forma a las respuestas globales. En
la región de Asia-Pacífico, los(as) participantes en el foro ministerial Sinergias Culturales Indonesia-Pacífico (IPACS) 2025 adoptaron una declaración conjunta titulada Una visión compartida para un Pacífico sostenible y resiliente, que refleja el compromiso de abordar desafíos globales como el cambio climático y la disrupción digital. Además, la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN) emitió una declaración conjunta sobre el cambio climático para la COP30 en
su reciente reunión del 26 de octubre, que subraya su alineación con planes estratégicos como el Plan Estratégico de la Comunidad Socio-Cultural de la ASEAN para ‘lograr una ASEAN resiliente al clima mediante estrategias integradas económicas, sociales, culturales, físicas y medioambientales’.
En todo el mundo, los gobiernos nacionales y las agencias culturales han publicado planes y recursos para la acción climática. En la República de Eslovenia, el Ministerio de Cultura trabajó junto con el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Clima y Energía para abrir una consulta pública sobre la transición ecológica en la cultura, abordando juntos los retos de futuro. En Irlanda, el Departamento de Cultura, Comunicaciones y Deporte presentó su Hoja de ruta
para la acción climática 2025, que describe medidas para reducir aún más el impacto climático y medioambiental del Departamento. En Jordania, el Ministerio de Cultura publicó sus Recomendaciones para una Política sobre Patrimonio Cultural y Cambio Climático en Jordania, que proponen una hoja de ruta situando el patrimonio cultural en el centro de la acción climática y el desarrollo sostenible, e insta a adoptar medidas prácticas para integrar la cultura y el patrimonio en las políticas públicas e iniciativas climáticas nacionales. Y en Francia, el Ministerio de Cultura publicó un glosario con 300 términos clave para las negociaciones medioambientales y climáticas, un valioso recurso lingüístico para la elaboración de políticas públicas.
Para más información sobre las artes, la cultura y el medio ambiente, puede visitar nuestro sitio web aquí. Como siempre, si tiene noticias, publicaciones o actualizaciones que le gustaría que compartiéramos, por favor escríbanos a news@ifacca.org.
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Seminario Cultura y Cuidados abordó el rol de la cultura en el bienestar social
Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, Chile, 4 November 2025
El encuentro, organizado por el Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio junto al Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (CUECH), tuvo como objetivo promover el intercambio de ideas y la colaboración desde distintas perspectivas, con el fin de reflexionar en profundidad sobre la relación entre la cultura y los cuidados.
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Paraguay 2050: un futuro que se construye desde la identidad y la cultura
National Secretary of Culture, Presidency of the Republic, Paraguay, 28 October 2025
Este miércoles 27 de octubre se realizó el lanzamiento del Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Paraguay (PND) 2050, una hoja de ruta que orientará el futuro del país hacia un desarrollo inclusivo, sostenible y equitativo.
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La huella ambiental del libro: nueva publicación en torno a la sostenibilidad ambiental
CERLALC, 24 October 2025, International
El Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (Cerlalc) se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento del informe ‘La huella ambiental del libro: análisis de ciclo de vida de un libro editado, producido, comercializado y dispuesto en Colombia’, la primera investigación de este tipo realizada en el país y una de las primeras en América Latina.
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Panamá acoge reunión iberoamericana de danza
Ministerio de Cultura de Panamá, 21 October 2025
La Ciudad de las Artes abrió sus puertas para recibir a representantes de más de diez países en la Reunión Anual de la Plataforma Iberoamericana de Danza (PID), un espacio de intercambio y cooperación que busca fortalecer las políticas públicas y la gestión de este sector en la región.
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