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People’s COP: Belém Summit Elevates Citizen and Indigenous Voices as Oil License Shadows Talks

Citizen participation will be formalized through a proposed Citizens’ Track.

Overview

  • Organizers are promoting a Citizens’ Track designed by the Iswe Foundation and partners to embed ongoing public input, including local assemblies, a Global Citizens’ Assembly, and an annual People’s Report.
  • More than 1,000 Indigenous delegates are accredited to attend COP30, highlighting expanded frontline participation in Belém.
  • Negotiators are expected to prioritize climate finance, with discussions on the Baku-to-Belém Roadmap that seeks to lift the goal toward $1.3 trillion.
  • Brazil’s COP presidency is pushing for a turning point on adaptation, including a new adaptation finance target and a system to track progress toward the Global Goal on Adaptation.
  • Brazil is advancing a Tropical Forests Forever Facility that would direct 20% of payments to Indigenous and local communities, even as IBAMA’s new offshore exploration license for Petrobras draws criticism from Indigenous activist Taily Terena.