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Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the UN's COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city.

Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry

A huge cleanup effort has seen volunteers working to remove beads by hand and machine. They can only wait and see the extent of damage to wildlife and dune habitat

Swamped by lobbyists and hobbled by a lack of urgency, there are fears Cop could become a sprawling spectacle that betrays those who depend on it most

The future of climate-change-decimated giant kelp forests is looking a shade brighter as 'voluntourism' is unleashed to restore the endangered ecosystems.

Munduruku people demand to speak to Brazil’s president, saying they are never listened to

A years-long standoff over who should host the 2026 climate summit leaves Brazilian hosts, and other states, frustrated

Other lives: Farmer, botanist and founder of Emorsgate Seeds, a leading supplier of native wildflower and grass seed in the UK

One in 25 participants at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil is tied to the oil and gas sector, the highest concentration of fossil fuel lobbyists so far at the United Nations climate talks. Their presence is driving growing unease over influence, conflicts of interest and the way the negotiations…

Plastic pellets attract algae and smell like food so can be eaten by birds, fish and dolphins, which can prove fatal

Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber Sands