{"id":80006,"date":"2025-11-27T04:52:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=80006"},"modified":"2025-11-27T04:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:52:39","slug":"peoples-cop-belems-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/80006\/peoples-cop-belems-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"The People\u2019s COP as Bel\u00e9m\u2019s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The colours, voices and strength of the people occupied the city of Bel\u00e9m during the two weeks of COP30, in the Brazilian state of Par\u00e1. While the climate negotiations ended without presenting a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels and global deforestation, frustrating environmentalists and civil society organizations, the \u201coutside COP\u201d made history.<\/p>\n\n

\"1.5
On the eve of COP30, Greenpeace projected a message to delegates at the UN Climate Summit in Belem.
\u00a9 Tuane Fernandes \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The occupation of Bel\u00e9m\u2019s streets and waters leaves a legacy for the next conferences: the guarantee of social participation as a determining factor for concrete progress in defending the planet and the climate.<\/p>\n\n

The People\u2019s Summit, held at the Federal University of Par\u00e1 (UFPA), brought together thousands of people and representatives of social movements. Over the course of a week, panels and discussions on the climate crisis were held, highlighting the importance of financial support for projects and communities that keep the forest standing and of tackling inequality as a path to mitigating the consequences of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n

\"Global
At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Bel\u00e9m. Greenpeace carried messages such as \u201cRespect the Amazon\u201d and \u201cMake Polluters Pay.\u201d The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples\u2019 groups from several parts of the world.
\u00a9 Filipe Bispo \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The Rainbow Warrior III, Greenpeace\u2019s ship, also joined this wave. The boat remained docked very close to the Summit, during the two weeks of COP30.<\/p>\n\n

\"Rainbow
Greenpeace brought together women who defend the Amazon and the environment in a safe and inspiring space to strengthen connections, share experiences, and set the agenda for women in the fight for the protection of territories, waters, and the forest. A light, powerful, and cultural moment that reinforces the importance of women on the front lines of defending life.
\u00a9 Tuane Fernandes \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The ship hosted events and exchanges with Indigenous leaders, youth movements, and climate activists as well as opened its doors so the people of Bel\u00e9m could learn more about our activism and about the global campaign \u201cRespect the Amazon\u201d, which has already mobilised more than half a million people around the world.<\/p>\n\n

\"First
Almost 4,000 people visited the iconic Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, on the first weekend of Open Boat activities in Bel\u00e9m, host city of COP30. Docked at the Federal University of Par\u00e1, the vessel had public visitations on November 8th and 9th, sharing our commitment to a greener and fairer world for all forms of life.
\u00a9 Filipe Bispo \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The Rainbow Warrior also took part in the barqueata organised by the People\u2019s Summit, in which more than 200 boats occupied the Guam\u00e1 River with the motto \u201cFrom the Amazon to the world: end inequality and environmental racism. Climate justice now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\"Rainbow
The iconic Greenpeace ship joins over 200 vessels in Bel\u00e9m, in a symbolic act to open the People’s Climate Summit at COP 30. Different social movements joined the action, entitled “From the Amazon to the World: End Inequality and Environmental Racism, Climate Justice Now!”, including indigenous movements representatives. The goal is to pressure world leaders for climate justice for all.
\u00a9 Christian Braga \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Similarly, the Global Climate March brought more than 40,000 people to the streets of the capital of Par\u00e1. Both moments registered the strength of the unity of the peoples and showed how popular mobilization can put pressure on the negotiations.<\/p>\n\n

\"Global
At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Bel\u00e9m. Greenpeace carried messages such as \u201cRespect the Amazon\u201d and \u201cMake Polluters Pay.\u201d The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples\u2019 groups from several parts of the world.
\u00a9 Filipe Bispo \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The solution lies in the territories<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

This was also the Climate Conference with the largest Indigenous presence ever recorded. Thousands of Indigenous people and leaders brought to governments, in different spaces and circumstances, the demarcation of territories as the main demand to contain the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n

\"Global
At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Bel\u00e9m. Greenpeace carried messages such as \u201cRespect the Amazon\u201d and \u201cMake Polluters Pay.\u201d The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples\u2019 groups from several parts of the world.
\u00a9 Tuane Fernandes \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

In the second week of COP30, the Brazilian government announced progress in the process of demarcating 20 Indigenous Lands. Four were ratified, ten declared and six had their boundaries established, representing millions of hectares protected. A victory that reflects years of mobilization by Indigenous peoples and reinforces the demand made during the Indigenous March at the COP: \u201cWe Are the Answer \u2013 demarcating lands protects forests and confronts the climate crisis\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

\"Global
At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Bel\u00e9m. Greenpeace carried messages such as \u201cRespect the Amazon\u201d and \u201cMake Polluters Pay.\u201d The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples\u2019 groups from several parts of the world.
\u00a9 Tuane Fernandes \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

This was, without any doubt, the People\u2019s COP. And this is essential for any progress in the climate agenda. After all, there is no possible climate debate without including those who truly know how to protect forests and the climate.<\/p>\n\n

\"Rainbow
The iconic Greenpeace ship joins over 200 vessels in Bel\u00e9m, in a symbolic act to open the People’s Climate Summit at COP 30. Different social movements joined the action, entitled “From the Amazon to the World: End Inequality and Environmental Racism, Climate Justice Now!”, including Indigenous movements representatives. The goal is to pressure world leaders for climate justice for all.
\u00a9 Filipe Bispo \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

And this is precisely why the mobilisation that made Bel\u00e9m even more colourful during the global negotiations remains firm, nurturing the possibilities created by COP30 so they can sprout, take root and blossom into the changes and actions we need.<\/p>\n\n

\"Indigenous
Organized by the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Apib), the march brought together Indigenous people and activists in the streets of Bel\u00e9m, the host city of COP30. Carrying the message \u201cWe Are the Answer,\u201d the demonstration marked \u201cIndigenous Peoples\u2019 Day at COP30,\u201d promoting climate debate and the defense of the rights and territories of Indigenous peoples.
\u00a9 Filipe Bispo \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Lu Sudr\u00e9 is a Communications Manager with Greenpeace Bra<\/em>zil.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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