'A meeting of voices': flotillas head into Belém ahead of Cop30 climate summit

Indigenous leaders, environmental activists and forest defenders are determined to make this a summit like no other A day into a river voyage between Santarém and Belém, a dozen or so passengers on the Karolina do Norte move excitedly to the port side of the boat to see the cafe au lait-coloured waters of the Amazon river mix with the darker, clearer currents of the Xingu."That confluence is like the people on this boat," said Thais Santi. "All from different river basins, but coming together for this journey." Continue reading...