RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) — Britain’s Prince William arrives Monday in Rio de Janeiro for a visit focused on ideas to protect the planet, before flying to the Amazon rainforest to address global leaders at the United Nations climate talks.

The future king’s first visit to Brazil is centered around his annual Earthshot Prize which awards one million pounds ($1.3 million) to five pioneering projects tackling threats to the environment.

In Rio, William will meet local communities, visit iconic sites, and celebrate young climate leaders, according to Kensington Palace.

His Earthshot Awards ceremony on Wednesday will be a star-studded affair, with Brazilian popstar Anitta, Kylie Minogue, Shawn Mendes and three-time Grammy winner Seu Jorge among those to walk the “green carpet” before performing.

Jason Knauf, the CEO of The Earthshot Prize, told journalists that past winners and finalists had “protected and restored over one million hectares of land and ocean, and just one has brought clean water to over 200 million people.”

Prince William will also take part in the United for Wildlife Summit which will this year focus on environmental crime, a project run by his Royal Foundation.