The Injustice of COP30 — Voices Left Behind

During the early days of COP30 in Belém, a troubling reality emerged: skyrocketing accommodation prices effectively shut out many Indigenous leaders and representatives from the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations. A summit meant to uplift frontline voices instead revealed how economic barriers can silence the people who most need to be heard.

Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. (Ihanktonwan and Chickasaw Nations) — a global Indigenous leader with more than 54 years of work unifying the human family — called the situation a profound injustice. As he emphasized, communities protecting Mother Earth for generations were unable to access a gathering designed to shape their future.

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