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Indigenous protesters stormed the COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, demanding land rights and opposing agribusiness, oil exploration, and illegal logging, leading to security clashes and highlighting Indigenous concerns in climate negotiations.
At the UN climate summit in Brazil, vulnerable nations shared urgent stories of climate impacts, while leaders discussed progress on forest protection funds and a global carbon market, amid notable absences and ongoing debates about climate justice and financial support for developing countries.
Tiger conservation efforts in India have prevented 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions by averting forest loss, according to a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Enhanced protection of Indian forests for tiger conservation has resulted in less deforestation and reduced carbon emissions. The avoided deforestation could be worth about $6.24 million in carbon offsets and could represent about $92 million in ecosystem services from the avoided social cost of emissions in India. The study shows how protecting biodiversity can benefit both species conservation and climate targets.