{"id":82538,"date":"2026-01-08T11:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=82538"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:11:05","slug":"cop30-civil-society-rundown-thousands-of-communities-and-social-movements-representing-favelas-indigenous-quilombola-and-other-marginalized-groups-fill-belem-during-cop30-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=82538","title":{"rendered":"COP30 Civil Society Rundown: Thousands of Communities and Social Movements, Representing Favelas, Indigenous, Quilombola and Other Marginalized Groups Fill Bel\u00e9m During COP30 [IMAGES]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sustainable Favela Network champions the COP30 Letter from the World’s Informal Settlements\u2014\u201cWe Want Favelas at the Center of Climate Decisions!\u201d\u2014at the Global Climate March during COP30 in Bel\u00e9m. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"This photo-essay is part of a <\/i><\/i>series<\/a>\u00a0created in partnership with the\u00a0Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies<\/a>\u00a0at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the\u00a0Digital Brazil Project<\/a>\u00a0on environmental justice in the favelas through RioOnWatch.<\/em><\/p>\n

Headlines since the 30th Climate Conference (COP30<\/a>) in Bel\u00e9m have focused on the diplomatic exchanges among heads of state and global authorities in the Blue Zone, particularly the lack of an agreement on fossil fuels<\/a>, deforestation and climate adaptation financing. Some important<\/a>, isolated advances<\/a> in discussions on the climate crisis were reported, maintaining direction from the Paris Agreement<\/a>\u2014yet these are not enough to prevent the escalation of climate change<\/a> and, consequently, the climate emergency.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, what may have been COP30\u2019s most significant impact was scarcely reported by national and international media: the largest participation<\/a> of civil society in the history of COPs and the significance of its cascading effects, clearly perceived by those across the event and its offshoots. For two intense weeks, Bel\u00e9m pulsed under the influence of a vibrant, colorful diversity of organizations from every corner, people and region of Brazil.<\/p>\n

Movements from the peripheries of power\u2014including a plurality of Indigenous peoples\u2014with 5,000 Indigenous participants, 400 of whom had access to the Blue Zone, the highest number in history<\/a>\u2014quilombola<\/em> communities, traditional fishing communities and informal urban settlements were engaged in constant, intense dialogue. They shared stories rooted in their origins and lived experiences, organizing strategies, citizen-generated data, letters and manifestos, contacts and inspiration\u2014all crucial for sustaining and urgently advancing an agenda that will determine the quality of life of all beings on Earth, now and in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UN climate conference in Bel\u00e9m went down in history as the edition with the largest Indigenous participation ever recorded\u2026 Indigenous peoples are guardians of the territory, the environment and life\u2026 Recognizing this leadership is essential to advancing global measures for climate change mitigation and adaptation.\u201d \u2014 S\u00f4nia Guajajara<\/a>, Minister of Indigenous Peoples<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Spaces Across Bel\u00e9m Were Filled With Movements and Collectives Seeking Climate Justice<\/h3>\n

Civil society was primarily concentrated at the People\u2019s Summit<\/a>, launched on November 12, as well as in several houses occupied by thematically aligned groups to host their own discussions and events, spread across the capital of Par\u00e1 (including the COP Indigenous Village<\/a>, Chico Mendes House<\/a>, City House<\/a>, Black Amazon House<\/a>, Amazon Media Ninja House<\/a> and the House of Socio-environmental Journalism<\/a>). Many groups also had the opportunity to hold events and actions in the Green Zone<\/a>, made available by Brazil’s federal government as part of the official COP30 space, starting on November 10, which received over 500,000 visits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View the Album<\/a>: Green Zone, People\u2019s Summit Boat Parade Launch and Indigenous Village:<\/h3>\n

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