Mobilization of Peoples for Land and Climate: REPAM Coordination Participates in Chamber Seminar on COP30 Directions
The Environmentalist Mixed Parliamentary Front, through its Climate Working Group, held a seminar on Tuesday, May 6, at the Chamber of Deputies to present lessons from the last Climate Conference and discuss pathways for the upcoming COP30, scheduled for November in Belém (PA). The event brought together representatives from the federal government, parliamentarians, and various civil society organizations to emphasize the importance of broader and more effective participation in the conference’s preparatory processes.
Participants included diplomat Pedro do Nascimento Filho from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Monique Ferreira, Chief of Staff for the COP30 Presidency at the Ministry of Environment; representatives from the National Youth Climate Coalition (Conjuclima), the Alana Institute, Plataforma Cipó, the Black Voices for Climate Network, as well as parliamentarians such as Tarcísio Motta (PSOL-RJ).
During the seminar, Mayara Lima, communicator for the project Mobilization of Peoples for Land and Climate, coordinated by REPAM toward COP30, highlighted the need to decentralize the climate debate and ensure that the conference agenda reaches the grassroots level. She presented the ABC of COP guide, created to facilitate access to information and strengthen the actions of territories and traditional populations. “You cannot influence what you do not understand. If information remains restricted to diplomats and small groups, how will communities build pathways for real participation?” she asked.
Mayara Lima also emphasized the ongoing efforts by civil society to ensure meaningful participation in climate discussions, even outside official COP30 spaces. She cited initiatives such as the People’s Summit, the COP of the Lowlands (COP das Baixadas), and the People’s COP (COP do Povo), which will take place in parallel with the official conference in Belém. “We know civil society will not be fully inside COP30, so these autonomous spaces are essential for expanding influence and strategically organizing the voices of the territories,” she stated.
Thalia Silva, coordinator of Conjuclima, also demanded greater space for youth in international negotiations. “COP29 showed that we, as youth, are not asking for a seat at the table. Now, we demand to be part of the decisions and negotiations,” she said.
The seminar was organized by the Participatory Legislation and Environment Committees of the Chamber, with support from the Environmentalist Parliamentary Front, following a request from deputies Ivan Valente (PSOL-SP) and Talíria Petrone (PSOL-RJ).
