Tag: #COP30

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) holds an annual Conference of the Parties (COP), where governments negotiate global responses to the climate crisis. The 30th COP or COP30, held this year in Belém, Brazil, was expected to be a historic moment, taking place at the doorstep of the Amazon and amid escalating climate impacts, shrinking civic space, and rising attacks on environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs). For the Asia Pacific Network of Environmental Defenders (APNED), the outcome of COP30 reinforces a truth we have long carried: there is no climate justice without the full participation and protection of EHRDs.

As the fight to protect and recognize the rights of our environmental defenders continues, APNED heads to COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to demand our advocacies.

With the upcoming action-packed conference, here is our schedule of side events, exhibits, and actions.

As we step into 2025, we celebrate our collective efforts as a network together with fellow environmental defenders and express our gratitude. We are in solidarity with the different struggles across the region for environmental rights, continuing our creative, hopeful, and courageous defense of lands, waters, and life.