Leonardo Fleck, Managing Director Sustainability at Santander, outlines the role of Santander as “market maker”, working with partners to help scale restoration and nature-based solutions. At the core of Santander is direct participation – for example, through the co-founding of Biomas, a restoration company with projects already underway in the Atlantic forest and plans to expand in the Amazon region.

At COP30 in Belém, where tropical forests, climate justice, and nature resilience took center stage, one key theme rose above the rest: health is now a frontline climate issue.