Over 5,000 Activists Sailed To Brazil From Around The World To Demand COP30 Deliver True Climate Justice
"Sailing here today means it’s necessary to continue defending our lands and demarcating our lands is defending life."
More than 5,000 Indigenous leaders, activists and forest defenders from around the world have sailed to Belém, Brazil, on a flotilla to demand COP30 deliver true climate justice.
Indigenous People In Brazil Broke Into COP30 To Protest For Land Protection And Climate Justice
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
Flavie Chen
Brazil Has Passed A Bill Making It Easier For Officials To Approve Projects That Harm The Environment If They Are “Strategic”
Known as “the devastation bill”, the legislation was passed on Thursday, July 17, and would weaken environmental and biodiversity protection across the country.
Sofia Hou
Brazil Has Chopped Down Acres Of The Protected Amazon Rainforest To Build A Highway For COP30
The move has sparked backlash, as people say destroying parts of the rainforest for a climate summit contradicts COP’s very mission to fight climate change.
Cici Xiao
