Marina Silva steps down as Brazil’s environment minister to run for Congress Marina Silva is stepping down as Brazil’s environment minister so that she can run for Congress in national elections The Independent UK · Apr 1
‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30 Exclusive: Brazil’s environment minister talks about climate inaction and the course we have to plot to save ourselves and the planet The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025
Protests, tears and a baby: five key images that tell the story of Cop30 Emotions ran high at the UN climate summit in Brazil, which was hit by its first major protest in four years The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels It wasn’t a comfortable process for the tens of thousands of delegates trying to hash out progress on climate change on the edge of the Amazon in Belém, Brazil. I experienced the challenges of the United Nations COP30 climate talks firsthand. The Conversation · Nov 22, 2025
Cop30: UN accused of crackdown on Indigenous people – as it happened As the summit entered its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomes The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025
Indigenous voices at COP30: The Amazon speaks – will the world listen? For the first time in the history of UN climate conferences, COP30 will take place in a rainforest. President Lula da Silva has described this symbolic venue as a clear political message: the world should listen to the Amazon and its people. His Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, adds… The Conversation · Nov 17, 2025
Have courage to create fossil fuel phaseout roadmap at Cop30, Brazilian minister urges Marina Silva says contentious plan would be ‘ethical answer’ to climate crisis but does not commit Brazil to it The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025
Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025
Lula’s balancing act: Cop30 Amazon summit juggles climate and social priorities Brazil’s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissions The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2025
Less arguing, more action: will Brazil’s unorthodox approach to Cop30 work? Host uses Indigenous concepts and changes agenda to help delegates agree on ways to meet existing climate goals The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2025
As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can't afford to attend With less than two months until this year's United Nations climate change conference, many prospective attendees are still looking for housing in the small Brazilian host city of Belem The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025
Brazil’s president signs environmental ‘devastation bill’ but vetoes key articles Campaigners had urged Lula to veto the bill entirely, but many have welcomed his alterations The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2025
William urges ‘courage’ ahead of world leaders meeting at Cop30 The Prince of Wales stressed the ‘central’ role indigenous people will play in nations achieving climate change goals at a discussion. Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025 Ahead of UN climate talks, Brazil fast-tracks oil and highway projects that threaten the Amazon With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon set for November, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut its green rhetoric, revealing mounting political pressure on the federal environmental agency and widening divisions within President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet
Euronews · Jun 10, 2025 ‘A key opportunity’: Brazil and France urge nations to boost ocean climate action ahead of COP30 Brazil explicitly included ocean-based actions for the first time in its most recently submitted national climate plan.
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025 Brazil’s environmental governance is under threat – and Lula is siding with oil industry Politicians reviled environmental minister Marina Silva in the senate this week, but new legislation is fuelling the fire
International Business Times · Feb 8, 2025 Lula Pushes Mega-oil Project As Brazil Prepares To Host COP30 Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite criticism from environmentalists as the country prepares to host UN climate talks in November.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025 Brazil appoints veteran diplomat as Cop30 president for November summit Climate negotiator André Aranha Corrêa do Lago given top job, bypassing Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024 Who’s who at Cop29? The world leaders and others who will attend Crucial question for summit will be how to help developing countries cope with extreme weather caused by high temperatures
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024 G20 environment ministers back funding for forest conservation Environment ministers of the Group of 20 nations agreed Thursday to support the creation of funding sources for ecosystem services, acknowledging Brazil’s proposal to establish a trust fund for forest conservation
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024 Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts and some in his own government say could worsen deforestation
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024 Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo Environment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flights
International Business Times · Aug 26, 2024 Brazil Waging 'War' On Wildfires In Crowded Sao Paulo State Brazil was deploying military aircraft as part of a "war" against wildfires ravaging the southeastern state of Sao Paulo, with authorities warning on Sunday that arsonists were setting blazes.
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