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Climate Activists Demand Protections for Indigenous Communities Ahead of COP30 Summit

HeadlineApr 16, 2025

In Brazil, climate activists rallied in the capital Brasília Tuesday, demanding urgent action to protect the Amazon and Indigenous communities, ahead of the United Nations COP30 climate summit, set to take place in the northeastern city of Belém in November. This is Indigenous leader Marciely Tupari.

Marciely Tupari: “One of the issues we will bring to COP30 is the importance of demarcating Indigenous lands and recognizing Indigenous territories as a climate issue, because we know, for example, that in Brazil we still have protected areas with living forests, thanks to Indigenous territories. So we want this to be discussed in these spaces, for Indigenous leadership to be present in them, and for our national representatives to hear our voices.”

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