Applications for the fourth edition of the Urban Laboratory of Public Food Policies (LUPPA), run by Instituto Comida do Amanhã in partnership with ICLEI Brasil, have been reopened for cities in the Legal Amazon until November 15. Applications are open to Amazonian municipalities with populations between 10,000 and 1 million inhabitants, with four places available. Since 2021, LUPPA has brought together municipal officials from all over Brazil who are engaged in the agenda of healthy and accessible food systems. Territorial diversity is one of the most important elements of the exchange of experiences that LUPPA makes possible: by bringing together municipalities from all Brazilian biomes, the learning from exchanges between LUPPA cities draws on the unique perspectives and opportunities of each territory. For this reason, 40% of the places are reserved for cities located in the Legal Amazon. For Francine Xavier, director of Comida do Amanhã, this is an opportunity for Amazonian cities to get the support they need to handle their public food policies. “The participation of the Legal Amazon in LUPPA supports municipalities in addressing their challenges, opportunities and specificities in a coherent and participatory way to build public food policies that guarantee the well-being of Amazonian people together with the preservation of local socio-biodiversity,” she noted. Municipalities that join LUPPA have access to free seminars and workshops with partner institutions, support in developing local food policies and follow-up with the program’s mentor cities and organizations. In addition, every year they take part in LUPPA LAB, an in-person immersive gathering where municipal officials can exchange experiences and lessons with one another, with practical activities and tools to design food policies adapted to each municipality. Interested officials should read the call for applications and submit a completed form and a letter signed by the city’s mayor or deputy mayor, according to the templates available in the call for applications. Step-by-step guide to applying: 1. Read the call for applications with all the relevant information about the process; 2. Fill out the application form; 3. Attach to the form the letter of commitment following the template available in the call for applications; Interested municipalities should read the call for applications and submit a completed form and a letter signed by the city’s mayor or deputy mayor, according to the templates available in the call for applications. About LUPPA: LUPPA is a program of Instituto Comida do Amanhã, co-organized with ICLEI Brasil, with full support from Instituto Ibirapitanga, ICS – Instituto Clima e Sociedade, Fundação José Luiz Egydio Setúbal and Porticus, institutional support from FAO Brazil – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and methodological partnership with Reos Partners Brasil.