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Lula Urges Amazon Protection Amid Indigenous Protests at COP30

11/15/2025

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At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged protecting the Amazon amid ongoing industrial pressures, including new oil concessions.
Indigenous protesters demanded a halt to development and greater involvement in forest management at COP30.
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) seeks $125 billion to reward forest preservation while a study warns that its approach relies on unrealistically large land-based carbon removal.

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At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged protecting the Amazon amid ongoing industrial pressures, including new oil concessions.
Indigenous protesters demanded a halt to development and greater involvement in forest management at COP30.
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) seeks $125 billion to reward forest preservation while a study warns that its approach relies on unrealistically large land-based carbon removal.