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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Despite record turnout, only 14% of Indigenous Brazilians are expected to access decision-making spaces at COP30
The Coalition of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) estimates 2,500 Indigenous people from across Brazil have gathered in Belém. Leaders are demanding a bigger role in the negotiations and the inclusion of land demarcation as climate policy.
As a sponsor of COP30, Vale buys carbon credits from an area in the Amazon accused of irregularities in timber management
A mining company presents the ABC Norte REDD project as its environmental trump card, but the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources found problems with timber extraction within the climate compensation area — which formed the basis of a complaint filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office against the timber company Madeireira J & Y. The territory in the Amazon region of Pará also registers deforestation, authorization for mineral exploration, and land conflicts with traditional communities.
IBAMA license for block 59 paves the way for a new oil rush in the Amazon
The well will be drilled on the Brazilian equatorial margin, home to the world’s largest continuous strip of mangroves and the Great Amazon Reef System. Another 19 blocks were auctioned in the region in July of this year.
Urban heat islands in Belém and Manaus measure up to 10°C hotter than nearby forest areas
Amazonian capitals are among the least vegetated cities in Brazil. An exclusive analysis by InfoAmazonia shows temperature differences between tree-covered and treeless areas in the two Amazonian capitals.