ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, STATE CAPACITY AND CLIMATE GOVERNANCE IN THE URBAN AMAZON: INSTITUTIONAL LESSONS FROM COP-30 IN BELÉM

Abstract

This article analyzes climate action in the Brazilian urban Amazon through the lenses of environmental education, state capacity, institutional coordination, regulation, and public governance, using COP-30 in Belém as an analytical reference. The research adopts a qualitative, exploratory-analytical approach, based on literature review, document analysis, and normative examination. The results indicate that the conference acted as a political and institutional catalyst, expanding visibility, federative coordination, and public learning. However, significant institutionalization limits persist, especially due to administrative fragmentation, weak integration between planning, budgeting, and implementation, and the fragility of local bureaucracies. The article concludes that the climate legacy of COP-30 depends on converting extraordinary mobilization into permanent structures of governance and environmental education.