Sidelined—Quilombos Fight on for Health of World’s Largest Rainforest
Photo #42087 21 November 2025, 08:15

BELÉM, Brazil, November 20 (IPS) - Just 30 minutes from where the UN climate negotiations are unfolding in the port city of Belém, Afro-descendant communities are engaged in a fierce struggle for the full recognition and legal titling of their ancestral territories—critical as their security and livelihoods are compromised by businesses wanting to set up contaminating landfill sites and drug cartels.

Read the full story, “Sidelined—Quilombos Fight on for Health of World’s Largest Rainforest”, on globalissues.org


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