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Inside COP: The fight for the Amazon

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As ministers arrive in Belém for the crucial second week of COP30, forests move from the backdrop of the summit to the main stage. Protests began at dawn on Friday and have continued through the weekend - among them, several activists carried a giant Brazilian flag, emblazoned with the words “Amazȏnia Protegida” (“Protected Amazon”).


From the streets outside to the plenary halls in the Blue Zone, trees, land and Indigenous stewardship are shaping this summit’s conversation. In this episode, Paul Dickinson and Fiona McRaith dig into this moment of forest urgency and turn their attention to one of the biggest themes of the COP30 Action Agenda: protecting these crucial ecosystems, carbon sinks and centres of cultural and biodiversity.


Paul speaks with some of those behind the Race to Belém initiative - a real-world case study in how one Brazilian state, Tocantins, is rewriting the rules of forest protection. We hear Christiana Figueres speak to Mindahi Bastida about what genuine stewardship means and why so many Indigenous communities are the best equipped to care for their native lands. And Fiona reports to us from a project in the Amazon rainforest itself, where she met local producers building a sustainable bio-economy from the forest’s living wealth.


The Brazilians have brought the world to the Amazon and put forests at the heart of this COP. What will be the legacy of COP30 for the forests of Brazil and beyond, that so desperately need protecting?


Learn more:

🌴 Read about the Tropical Forests Forever Facility

📊 Explore the Forest Declaration Assessment and its 2025 report

🌍 Check out the official COP30 website for background and announcements


🎤 What do you want to hear on Inside COP? Ask us on SpeakPipe or on our socials where you can also see more behind the scenes moments and to watch our videos:


Instagram @outrageoptimism

LinkedIn @outrageoptimism

Or via this form.

Lead Producer: Ben Weaver-Hincks


Planning Producer: Caitlin Hanrahan


Edited by: Miles Martignoni


Exec Producer: Ellie Clifford


With thanks to Groundswell and Global Optimism.


This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network.


With thanks to Groundswell and Global Optimism.


This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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As ministers arrive in Belém for the crucial second week of COP30, forests move from the backdrop of the summit to the main stage. Protests began at dawn on Friday and have continued through the weekend - among them, several activists carried a giant Brazilian flag, emblazoned with the words “Amazȏnia Protegida” (“Protected Amazon”).


From the streets outside to the plenary halls in the Blue Zone, trees, land and Indigenous stewardship are shaping this summit’s conversation. In this episode, Paul Dickinson and Fiona McRaith dig into this moment of forest urgency and turn their attention to one of the biggest themes of the COP30 Action Agenda: protecting these crucial ecosystems, carbon sinks and centres of cultural and biodiversity.


Paul speaks with some of those behind the Race to Belém initiative - a real-world case study in how one Brazilian state, Tocantins, is rewriting the rules of forest protection. We hear Christiana Figueres speak to Mindahi Bastida about what genuine stewardship means and why so many Indigenous communities are the best equipped to care for their native lands. And Fiona reports to us from a project in the Amazon rainforest itself, where she met local producers building a sustainable bio-economy from the forest’s living wealth.


The Brazilians have brought the world to the Amazon and put forests at the heart of this COP. What will be the legacy of COP30 for the forests of Brazil and beyond, that so desperately need protecting?


Learn more:

🌴 Read about the Tropical Forests Forever Facility

📊 Explore the Forest Declaration Assessment and its 2025 report

🌍 Check out the official COP30 website for background and announcements


🎤 What do you want to hear on Inside COP? Ask us on SpeakPipe or on our socials where you can also see more behind the scenes moments and to watch our videos:


Instagram @outrageoptimism

LinkedIn @outrageoptimism

Or via this form.

Lead Producer: Ben Weaver-Hincks


Planning Producer: Caitlin Hanrahan


Edited by: Miles Martignoni


Exec Producer: Ellie Clifford


With thanks to Groundswell and Global Optimism.


This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network.


With thanks to Groundswell and Global Optimism.


This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  continue reading

362 episodes

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