And when #IndigenousPeoples push back, they become the “threat”.
They are debadged.
They are criminalized.

This replicates the same state violence that Indigenous Peoples and environmental human rights defenders face across their territories every day.

This must stop.

👇Read the IIPFCC statement👇

✊Their river is not a soy highway & their forest is not for sale.

Recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ leadership and traditional knowledge must go beyond ceremony.

✊It means power, access, and the right to shape decisions that determine their lands and lives.

Indigenous Peoples are the primary experts on lands, waters, and governance in their territories.

Yet 1/3 of defenders killed or disappeared in 2024 were Indigenous or Afro-descendant, with Brazil among the top 5 countries where these attacks occurred.

👀👉 globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

💜 Proud to be here with my brilliant @ciel.org team @erikalennon.bsky.social, @lienvandamme.bsky.social , @nikkireisch.bsky.social, @lilifuhr.bsky.social, Rebecca Brown & Johanna Gusman, calling for climate action rooted in justice & human rights.

🌿 One a day ahead of the negotiations, the HR&CC WG met at the Movement of Grassroots Orgs for Climate in Belém to plan collective action for #COP30. A space to honor those defending our future and remind us of the sacrifices made for #ClimateJustice.

It’s time to reform the system to deliver for people & the planet.

After 30 years of negotiations, the #UNFCCC must become fit for purpose.

👉READ our call to #FixTheUNFCCC: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...

#TheCOPWeNeed #KickBigPollutersOut

🌱 The Right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, as affirmed by the #ICJ, is key to climate governance. #COP30 must anchor this right across all decisions.

👉Follow @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social for any updates.

✊🟣 Women & girls are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. #COP30 must deliver gender-responsive climate action & protect women defenders. #WEHRDs #GenderJustice

💰 Reparations for climate harm aren’t charity, they’re a legal duty. Historic polluters must provide finance, redress & accountability. #PayUp
www.ciel.org/cop30-climat...

A Just Transition toward a fossil-free economy & society must be grounded in human rights & ensure the participation of workers & affected communities. States at #COP30 must commit to #EndFossilFuels fast, fair & forever.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

The #ClimateCrisis is a #HumanRights crisis.

👉READ the Human Rights & Climate Change Working Group briefing note for #COP30: climaterights.org/resources/br...

⚖️ The #ICJ Advisory Opinion is clear: States have legal obligations to #ActOnClimate & phase out fossil fuels. Polluters must be held accountable.
#COP30 must ground every outcome in #law.

📖 Find out more in our pocket guide for negotiators & allies: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...

✊Environmental Human Rights Defenders keep facing intimidation, criminalization & violence for protecting the environment, yet the #UNFCCC keeps failing to address these realities. #COP30 must set a precedent for their explicit recognition & protection.

👉Read more: www.ciel.org/cop30-protec...

There can not be #ClimateJustice without peace and #HumanRights. While the world meets to talk about the planet’s future, we stand in solidarity with #Palestine and #Sudan.