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After a much-needed day of rest, the second week of #COP30 has started with a bang after host country Brazil released a five-page ‘summary note’ late last night addressing some of the trickiest issues.

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COP30 live: Belém 2025 UN Climate Change Conference updates
Follow our daily live updates from the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
AI is being sold by tech oligarchs as a technology that can "solve everything," says PhD researcher José Renato.

We're investing in tech that's mineral-, energy-, water-, & land-intensive: "already impacting indigenous territories even here in Brazil."
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"The will is there; what's missing is alignment between ambition & implementation, between global pledges & local realities."

Eliane Ubalijoro, CEO of @cifor-icraf.org , calls for a global mutirão at the #GLFClimate opening plenary.

Join +10,000 online and at #COP30: bit.ly/GLFClimate2025
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
▶️ Join us NOW live from #COP30 in Belém: The #GLFClimate2025 event brings together changemakers to rethink food, forests, finance & more.

Access here and explore real solutions for a climate-positive future: bit.ly/GLFClimate2025 🌎

#MajorityForAction #GlobalSouthVoices
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
At COP30, over 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists are in the room — alongside Indigenous activists, scientists… and Pikachu⚡?

📌 Get the latest highlights on the #ThinkLandscape live blog:
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November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Indigenous Munduruku protesters have blockaded an entrance to the #COP30 venue.

➡️ Get the full story on the #ThinkLandscape live blog:
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November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Brazil faces a paradox as it hosts #COP30.

Despite leading the world’s biggest climate conference of 2025, Brazil has recently approved oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon River.

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COP30: Why is Brazil still drilling for oil?
COP30 host country Brazil is still drilling for oil in the Amazon. But why – and can it still be trusted to broker a meaningful agreement?
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November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🌱 Recent global surveys show that 9 in 10 people support accelerated #climate solutions. As #COP30 is underway, how can we connect that growing public demand for action with the real-world solutions that are already out there?

🌎 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LABRR0

#MajorityForAction #ActLandscape
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
As #COP30 approaches, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) proposal 💸 brings back the issue of how #conservation and national incentives to keep #forests standing are financed, and its implications for Brazil, Indonesia and the DRC.

🔗 Learn more : https://bit.ly/4nVqQre

#Trees4Resilience
The $4 Misunderstanding: Why the TFFF isn't only about the money
As the global community gears up for COP30 in Belém, all eyes are on the host’s flagship proposal: the Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF) – a Brazilian-led initiative that could redefine climate ...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Are you a #journalist uncovering stories where forests & communities meet? We want to hear your pitch! 🌍

Apply for the African Forests Story Grant to tell stories from the frontlines of forest conservation & community action.
🗓 19 Nov 2025
Apply now: https://bit.ly/4p3iGOp

#ThinkLandscape
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Han pasado 33 años desde que se establecieron las #ConvencionesDeRío sobre cambio climático, biodiversidad y la tierra 🌎. Ahora que la #COP30 vuelve a Brasil, ¿qué debe suceder para convertir las promesas en avances?

🔗 Lee el artículo completo de #ThinkLandscape en español: https://bit.ly/4oNJgee
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Most people want to see real action for our planet 🌍 in their communities, from their leaders, and across landscapes.

Show where you stand: create your own #MajorityForAction card and share what inspires you.

🖼️ Create your card now: bit.ly/MajorityForActionPostcard
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
La #COP30 llega a Belém, #Brasil. Pero, ¿qué podemos esperar realmente? 🌎

Desde financiamiento climático y transición energética, hasta roles de liderazgo y cambios de poder, descubre sus temas principales en #ThinkLandscape: https://bit.ly/436mFRO 🌱

#AcciónClimática #SurGlobal #JusticiaClimática
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
💸 USD 2.6 trillion in #subsidies are fueling pollution, deforestation, and climate risk.
It’s time to stop funding destruction and start investing in #regeneration. Can we finally get rid of them? 🤔

🌱 Reform is possible, but it must be just!

🔗 Read more via #ThinkLandscape: https://bit.ly/3WBJIjK
How to repurpose fossil fuel subsidies
Governments spend $2.6 trillion on agrochemical, fossil fuel and other environmentally harmful subsidies every year. Could we phase them out?
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As we move toward #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the #GLF is launching #MajorityForAction, a campaign to mobilize this overwhelming public will into real progress for people and planet. 🌎✨

👇🏻 Join the movement as we count down to #COP30: www.tiktok.com/@globallands...

#ThinkLandscape #ActLandscape
89% of us want climate action. Let’s make our voices impossible to ignore. #MajorityForAction #ThinkLandscape #COP30
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November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Sierra Leone’s #chimpanzees are caught in conflict: As #forests shrink, human–wildlife tensions rise and lives are lost. 🐒🌳

Can #conservation and #community action turn the tide to #restore the ecosystem?

🔗 Read the full story via #ThinkLandscape: https://bit.ly/42T1IK0

#GLFx Kenema #SierraLeone
Sierra Leone farmers learn to live with chimpanzees
In Sierra Leone, desperate chimpanzees are raiding farms for food. This NGO is working to resolve this conflict by restoring their habitats.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#COP30 is coming to Belém, #Brazil. What should we really expect? 🌎

From climate finance and energy transition, to leadership roles and power shifts, discover the #COP30 main issues via #ThinkLandscape: https://bit.ly/4o6JbCf 🌱

#ClimateAction #GlobalSouth #ClimateJustice
What should we expect at COP30?
World leaders are gathering in Belém, Brazil, for the COP30 climate conference. Here’s what to expect at the biggest climate event of 2025.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hidden treasures: how forests can fix the economy 🌳

Join us live on #TalkLandscape to learn how sustainable forest management, community engagement & forest finance can drive an economic transformation.

🗓️ 28 Oct ⏰ 12:00 UTC
Watch here: bit.ly/4oargLf
#IAmModelForest #LuxFinance4Nature
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
El #calorextremo ☀️ ya es la principal causa de muerte relacionada con el clima a nivel mundial (alrededor de 500,000 muertes anuales). ⚠

En #ThinkLandscape te contamos cómo la #crisisclimática pone en peligro a las personas trabajadoras. 👇
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
“Rain does not fall on one roof alone.” And a coastline is protected by its #mangroves. 🌳💧

These 5 African #proverbs remind us that wisdom grows where roots run deep, and that protecting #nature is also protecting ourselves. 🌱

🔗 Read the full story on #ThinkLandscape: https://bit.ly/3L2ifF7
5 African proverbs to inspire mangrove restoration
Five people from the Kenyan coast explain what mangroves mean to them – and why they must be protected from the climate crisis.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Los #ecosistemas brasileños son mucho más que la Amazonía. Uno de sus biomas es la #Caatinga, el mayor #bosquetropical seco de Sudamérica y uno de los más importantes del mundo. 🌳🌎

Descubre por qué se le presta poca atención a este bioma en #ThinkLandscape en español ➡ https://bit.ly/4nYE6w1 🌿
¿Podemos salvar la Caatinga de la desertización?
La Caatinga es el mayor bosque semiárido de Sudamérica y el bioma más olvidado de Brasil. Aprende cómo podemos protegerla.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Cuando la sequía azota y las instituciones fallan, los #agricultores se apoyan entre sí. 🌽

En #Kenia, redes de ayuda mutua ayudan a #comunidades en #resilienciaclimática compartiendo trabajo, semillas y solidaridad. 🤝🧺

Lee la historia completa en #ThinkLandscape en español: https://bit.ly/42Jn9gv
Los agricultores de Kenia aumentan su resiliencia gracias a la ayuda mutua
En Kenia, la crisis climática está haciendo que las tierras áridas sean aún más secas. Los agricultores se están adaptando recurriendo a sus conocimientos ancestrales y sus comunidades.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#COP30 will take place in the heart of the Amazon. But will civil society be heard? 🌎

Activists, indigenous leaders, and communities are organizing to reclaim space, even as deforestation and hotel shortages threaten their participation. ✊🏽

🔗 Full story on #ThinkLandscape: https://bit.ly/4h8UFCB 🌱
Is there room for climate activists at COP30?
Accommodation is scarce in Belém during COP30. Activist groups want to be there to influence the talks, but can they make their voices heard?
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October 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A new development model is possible. Here's how Africa can lead the way.

At #GLFAfrica 2025, scientists, policymakers, farmers & Indigenous leaders explored ways to shape the continent’s future rooted in its priorities, science & heritage.

🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/492y7S3
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October 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM