Indigenous Protesters Demand Land Protection at COP30 | Brazil’s ‘The Answer Is Us’ March

Thousands of Indigenous protesters marched through Belem, Brazil, on November 17, as part of the ‘Global March The Answer Is Us’ during the COP30 climate conference.

The demonstrators called for the demarcation and protection of their ancestral lands, protested against the privatization of rivers, and demanded recognition as the guardians of the Amazon rainforest.

Indigenous leaders emphasized the urgent need to protect wildlife, forests, and rivers from illegal mining and environmental destruction, highlighting their central role in climate action. Over 3,000 Indigenous participants from across Brazil are attending COP30 to make their voices heard.

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Transcript

00:00Palmyras, we demand more respect for this land, more respect.

00:30We are here fighting for our land, for our fauna, for our birds, which is under discussion.

00:43We are here at this COP to get results.

00:47We ask that Lula come in to market the land so that the illegal loggers don't enter our land, nor our river.

00:55I also want the water for everyone.

00:59Look, we're not going to tie up the Day of the Pipo, a type of bird.

01:04We're going to tie up the Day of the Paipuero, another type of bird.

01:20We are here making our claim against Decree 12.600, which President Lula privatized three rivers, and we don't accept it.

01:29We don't accept it unless there is a free, prior, and informed consultation, and he backtracked and will do the consultation after we go to the negotiating table.