Indigenous Leaders Converge in Belém, Brazil, Demanding Greater Role at U.N. Climate Talks

We speak with one of the Indigenous leaders at the U.N. climate summit in Belem for the climate negotiations, in greater numbers than ever before, taking center stage at COP30. They are calling to end the persecution of our land defenders," says Diana Chavez, member of the Pastaza Kichwa Nation, with Pakkiru, an Indigenous organization based in Ecuador's Amazon. We're fighting to keep our territories."