"We can't eat money, said Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil, who uses only one name, referring to the emphasis on climate finance at many of the meetings during the ongoing summit. We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers."
"Lula told a leaders summit last week that participants at the COP30 would be inspired by Indigenous peoples and traditional communities for whom sustainability has always been synonymous with their way of life. However, Indigenous participants taking part in rolling protests in and around the climate change meeting say that more needs to be done, both by Lula's left-leaning government at home and around the world."
The UN climate summit COP30 in Belém saw hundreds join an Indigenous-led protest demanding land protection and an end to agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal mining, and logging. Dozens of protesters forced their way into the conference venue after a march, causing a security breach that resulted in minor injuries to two security staff and minor venue damage. Protesters criticized the summit's emphasis on climate finance and demanded sovereignty over traditional territories. The Brazilian government has presented Indigenous communities as central to negotiations, while Indigenous participants say stronger protections and concrete action are still needed nationally and internationally.
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