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Seeing the forest through the trees: did the forest cop deliver?
By Maria Salazar, COP 30 delegate · March 5, 2026Flying into Belém, Brazil, a city dubbed “the gateway to the Amazon”, I can see the mighty river and forests beneath me.
The Future of Climate is with the Youth, Women, Indigenous Peoples, and Developing Nations
By Radhika Handa, COP 30 delegate · February 27, 2026I sat agog listening to the conviction of the Kenyan delegate giving this impassioned speech on the floor of the WIM Review on Loss & Damages meeting…
COP30’s Subnational Climate Leadership Spotlight
By Coral Avery, COP 30 delegate · January 24, 2026The United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) primarily centers the priorities of national delegates and their resulting climate commitments, however subnational parties, including states and cities, have risen to the spotlight of COP30.
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