Protesters carrying signs reading “Our forests are not for sale” broke through security lines at the COP30 climate talks on Tuesday night in Belém, Brazil, in a rare security breach at the high-profile conference. BBC journalists witnessed United Nations security personnel running alongside Brazilian soldiers, urging delegates to evacuate the…
More than 50,000 global delegates have convened in Belém, Brazil, for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) a pivotal event aimed at accelerating global climate action. However, the United States has once again drawn attention for its absence at the high-level sessions, continuing a pattern of limited participation…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a major funding initiative worth $1.4 billion (approximately Ksh 180.8 billion) over the next four years to support farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia adapt to worsening climate conditions. Speaking to Reuters ahead of the upcoming COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil, the…
The Congo Republic is engaging in discussions with several European partners on a potential debt-for-nature swap, aimed at easing its debt burden while advancing environmental conservation efforts, the country’s Finance Minister Christian Yoko said on Wednesday. Speaking to Reuters from Belém, Brazil, where he is attending the COP30 climate conference,…
Harrowing scenes unfolded in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday as residents laid out bodies in the streets following Brazil’s deadliest police raid in history, which left at least 119 people dead. The operation, targeting drug gangs in the city’s favelas, has reignited fierce debate over Brazil’s heavy-handed approach to organized…