Politics Large demonstration at the climate summit in Brazil
A large protest march has formed at the halfway point of the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil. Thousands of indigenous people and international climate activists marched through the center of the megacity of Belém. The "March for the Climate" is a fight for climate justice and for the defense of ancestral territories of indigenous communities threatened by loggers and illegal gold miners, according to an appeal.
15.11.2025, 14:22
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Unlike at previous climate conferences in authoritarian states such as Azerbaijan, there are also visible protests by civil society in the city. The "People's Summit" with hundreds of organizations, movements and networks from Brazil and abroad is taking place parallel to the UN Climate Change Conference on the university campus.
On Friday, dozens of indigenous people and other climate activists blocked the main entrance to the conference for hours in the morning. And on Tuesday evening, indigenous activists even stormed the entrance hall of what should have been a heavily secured tent city. They violently broke down doors and engaged in a scuffle with security forces.
At the COP30, around 200 countries will be discussing how global warming can be curbed more quickly until the end of next week. Among other things, the focus is on a roadmap for moving away from oil, gas and coal. In addition, there are demands from developing countries for aid money to better adapt to the fatal consequences such as more frequent and heavier rainfall and droughts, heat waves, forest fires and storms.
