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On the eve of COP 30, Brazil seeks to assert itself as an environmental and food power, but it carries contradictions that weaken this narrative. In a speech at the opening of the 80th UN General Assembly, President Lula declared that this will be the “COP of truth”, the moment…

As European leaders take part in COP30, claims that the controversial Avenida Liberdade — a four-lane 13km highway which cuts across the Amazon — was constructed specifically for the climate summit have spread online.

Gavin really thought no one would check his receipts.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dubbed COP30 the forest COP. Taking place in Belém, a large urban centre in the Amazon, this choice signals a welcome shift from the capital cities of petro-states to the heart of the world’s most bio-diverse rainforest.

The National Geographic describes the Goliath birdeater as the largest arachnid on the planet

The Duchess of Edinburgh was exploring the Peruvian Amazon, seeing sloths, snakes and spiders during her tour of South and Central America.

The Duchess of Edinburgh is in Peru as part of a tour of South and Central America.

Now, activists are calling for change.

As world leaders assemble in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest at COP30, the 30th U.N. climate conference, the disconnect between political rhetoric and market reality becomes visible. With the U.S. notably absent (the Trump administration confirmed it won’t send any high-level officials-investors), investors are increasingly filling the vacuum left by policymakers: channeling…