More than 1,602 representatives from the oil and fossil fuel industry have been accredited for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, according to the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition. This equates to one in every 25 participants at the event, according to the organization’s analysis. Meanwhile, social organizations are seeking […]
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Women Environmental Defenders from the Amazon and Africa Draw Parallels from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis at COP30
Juma Xipaia and Joanita Babirye, two leaders from the Global South, report on violence, funding barriers, and the erasure of women in climate policy— and advocate for the conference to recognize those who support real solutions in the territories.
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Government and NGOs secure US$120 million for protected areas with traditional peoples in the Amazon
New phase of program launched 23 years ago will strengthen 60 federal and state-protected areas.
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At COP30, Researchers Call for Expansion of Brazil’s Zero Deforestation Target by 2030
Given the climate emergency, the federal government’s plan should include forest degradation, align targets with states, and improve rural credit, say researchers in Belém.
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Environmental Defenders from the Global South Show Why Climate Justice Starts with Funding
While countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania account for the majority of murders and threats against environmental defenders, donors still hesitate to fund comprehensive protection networks.
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People’s Charter delivered to the COP president after mobilization gathering thousands in Belém
Document lists demands drawn up over a week of debates. André Corrêa do Lago pledged to take it to official negotiations.
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Funding, adaptation and protests: highlights of the first week of COP30
InfoAmazonia summarizes the first week of the Conference, which began with the approval of the work agenda – still with four pending issues – and was followed by obstacles to setting adaptation indicators and by indigenous demonstrations at the entrance to the event. The week also saw the resumption of the Global Climate March after three COPs held in countries with restrictions on freedom of expression.
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Brazilian government announces demarcation of two Indigenous territories following Munduruku protest at COP30
Munduruku Indigenous People demanded the demarcation of their territories and the revocation of infrastructure projects affecting their lands; the movement held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Blue Zone, a space where climate negotiations take place.
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Colombia declares itself the first nation in the Amazon with its entire forest free from oil and mining activities
Colombia’s minister of environment and sustainable development, Irene Vélez Torres, made the announcement Thursday (Nov. 13) at a meeting of Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) ministers during COP30.
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Brazilian Government Puts Owners of the World’s Largest Beef Producer on COP30 ‘VIP List’
The Batista brothers, owners of JBS — the world’s largest beef producer — who were investigated in the Lava Jato corruption scandal, are accredited by the host country with access to the restricted area of the Conference.