The World’s Forests Cannot Wait: Why COP30 Must Center Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Leadership By Juan Carlos Jintiach and M. Florencia Librizzi Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

NAPO, Amazonia, Ecuador / NEW YORK, Nov 6 2025 (IPS) - As world leaders prepare to gather in Brazil for COP30 next week, they will convene in the heart of the Amazon — a fitting location for what must become a turning point in how the world addresses the intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-worlds-forests-cannot-wait-why-cop30-must-center-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities-leadership/ Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.