Amazon Day program builds momentum for COP30
As part of the celebration of Amazon Day, celebrated this Friday (Sep. 5), organizations, social movements, and nonprofits are promoting over 20 activities across eight Brazilian states to raise awareness about the climate emergency and build momentum for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), to be held in the Amazon city of Belém, Pará state, from November 10 to 21.
The theme this year is “Celebrating the Amazon and [the other Brazilian] biomes is a matter of sovereignty.” In addition to commemorating the abundance of Brazilian biomes, the activities are expected to address the fight against environment threats and the climate crisis as relevant factors for national sovereignty and the daily lives of people across the planet.
“By celebrating the Amazon and all biomes, the organizers want to reinforce the power of indigenous, quilombola, and riverine communities, as well as field workers,” the event organizers state in a promotion text.
“The importance of communities and territories for the protection of the Amazon and other biomes must be recognized. They point to ways to respond to a real urgency, since the impacts of climate change are already being felt in the daily lives of the people in Brazil and the world. This is also why the date is a global call to action in the mobilization circuit for COP30,” the text goes on to read.
“There are countless Amazons within the Amazon. Most activities take place in public places in a bid to bring communities closer together. With this year’s theme, we intend to show how powerful the Amazon is and also draw attention to all-too-real climatic events and devastation,” said Deuza Brabo, a member of the Reocupa collective.
