What the COP30 climate summit in the Amazon delivered for forests and Indigenous people

BELEM, Brazil — Brazil insisted on hosting this year's COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem to put rainforests at the heart of negotiations on how to curb global warming. But as delegates from almost every country concluded tense talks under the rainforest's humid heat, the outcome for trees and their guardians, though unprecedented, was bittersweet. Countries unlocked billions in new funds for forests, and a record number of Indigenous delegates took part in the conference. Still, even as the final agreement acknowledged that leaders were gathered at the heart of the rainforest, nations failed to agree on a plan to keep trees standing as they have repeatedly promised to do in recent summits, relying instead on a voluntary roadmap. "There was enormous expectation that we could leave with something more concrete," said Carlos Rittl, director of public policy at the nonprofit Wildlife Conservation Society. But, he added, the final agreement didn't provide the answers "that the Amazon asked for, and that the world expected." The week in Belem opened with optimism. GermanyWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times