Global Commons Alliance at WEF 2026
13/01/2026
The Global Commons Alliance – including Arctic Basecamp, Open Planet and Climate Bridges – will be at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to collaborate across civil society, philanthropy, business networks and science toward a just world on a safe planet. See events that Alliance members and partners will be hosting or engaged with below.
As 2026 begins with environmental devastation across Indonesia, Australia and beyond while the US withdraws from critical international treaties and institutions including the UNFCCC, we must remember that Earth Commission science has identified the Safe and Just Space – within which harm to humans and nature can be minimized while everyone can be provided for – and that companies and cities have a crucial role in helping get us there.
This vision must be deeply understood and shared by leaders gathering at the WEF in Davos, at this decisive moment in history. Since safe and just science first took centre-stage at Davos in 2023, we again put the spotlight on science’s vital role in shaping global decision-making at an event last year organized by Arctic Basecamp with Earth Commission, Future Earth, University of Exeter and Earth4All. You can find out what Alliance members are doing this year below, and if you would like more information contact us.
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Events
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Monday January 19
- Opening Day of Climate Hub Davos | Live stream | Register
An interactive, multi-stakeholder dialogue led by Elise Buckle, President and CEO, Climate Bridges, bringing together voices across finance, policy, business, civil society, indigenous leadership and innovation — aligned with the WEF 2026 theme: the power of dialogue.
- Frontiers Science House Opening Plenary | More info
Introducing Frontiers Science House and its mission to bring transformative science to the global agenda. Join this opening plenary to see what open science means for the world-at-large.
- MonkeyRock: A Species Corner for Nature & Jane Goodall Tribute | More info
Arctic Basecamp launch and unveil Climate Basecamp’s MonkeyRock, a speaker’s corner for nature, with opening addresses from André Hoffmann, Interim Co-chair, WEF, Rosalie Hoffmann, Co-Chair, InTent.
Discussions at MonkeyRock will then be hosted by Professor Gail Whitman, with Professor Mette Morsing, Dean, Saïd Business School, Oxford University, Colin Butfield, Co-founder & Director, Open Planet, and Marco Lambertini, Convener, Nature Positive Initiative. See Arctic Basecamp’s full schedule of events.
- Beyond Our Bubble: Climate & Nature Messages That Resonate (And Why) | More info
Co-hosted by Prof. Gail Whiteman and Prof. Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health featuring American Actor Rainn Wilson joining digitally, this interactive InTent session brings together leaders from media, culture, philanthropy, science, and digital platforms to explore what it takes to reach citizens, voters, and decision-makers outside of our echo chamber.
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Tuesday January 20
- How Can We Build Prosperity within Planetary Boundaries? | More info
How can we sustain, and even augment, growth while also remaining within the planet’s boundaries? Speakers include Johan Rockström, André Hoffmann, and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico.
- Becoming Nature Positive Film Première | More info
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Wednesday January 21
- Nature Positive Lunch Reception – Debating Nature Positive Claims: Can a product, a company or a land/seascape be nature positive? | More info
- Arctic Basecamp’s 10th Anniversary & Frontiers Planet Prize Celebration | More info
Join Arctic Basecamp and Frontiers to mark ten years of sounding the alarm on polar tipping points and their worldwide consequences, with speakers including Earth Commission Co-chair and Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts, Johan Rockström. Through milestone stories, short updates, and networking, this session celebrates the scientists and leaders dedicated to preserving Earth’s vital Arctic systems — and asks what the next decade must deliver.
- Nature, systems and solutions: a preview for education leaders | More info
The Villars Institute and Open Planet Studios are convening global education system leaders together for an exclusive screening of a new feature documentary and discussion ahead of its release. Participants will view a sneak preview of the film, which captures both nature’s destruction and its capacity for recovery to shape a hopeful vision for the future.
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Thursday January 22
- Nature Positive Closed-door Roundtable Discussion: Advancing Net Zero and Nature Positive in a polarized world: one year on | More info
- Making Sense When the Ground Is Moving: Acting Together in a Volatile World | More info
By invitation only, this facilitated dialogue convenes systems leaders for an off-the-record exchange on navigating geopolitical fragmentation, climate disruption, and institutional strain. Organized by the University of Exeter’s Nature & Climate Impact Team, facilitated by Reos Partners and Josh Ayers, and co-hosted by members of the Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action.
If you would like more information contact us.
