In its second edition, the event “Paths to Sustainable Societies: Biofuture of the Amazon” was held by the Museum of Tomorrow in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The meeting brought together Noemia Kazue Ishikawa – mycologist and researcher at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) – and Alcilene Cardoso – lawyer and researcher at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM). The conversation addressed possible paths to ensure the sustainable development of the Amazon, the creation of socio-environmental and economic growth alternatives that keep the forest standing, and the potential of the most biodiverse region on the planet – described as a “living library” that holds incalculable potential, but which has been exploited in an uncontrolled manner for decades. The event reflected on bioeconomy, traditional and scientific knowledge, and strategies to reconcile environmental conservation with social justice.