Voices from Belém COP30 brought global climate negotiations to Belém, a city where the Amazon meets the sea. This episode offers a grounded introduction to the conference by centering the people who live there. Activist Catarina Nefertari and artist and event producer Danilo Pontes share what the event meant for their communities, the environmental challenges facing Pará, and how local experiences shape the wider climate conversation.Their perspectives connect Amazon conservation, coastal communities, culture, inequality, and environmental policy, grounding COP30 in the city and region hosting it rather than in conference language alone. This is the first part of a three-episode COP30 series, providing essential context on the host city before turning to ocean science and international negotiation dynamics in the episodes ahead.
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Episode Guests: Catarina Nefertari and Danilo Pontes
Learn more about Amazônia de Pé, Our Kid’s Climate, and Laboratório da Cidade.
Find Danilo’s artistic portfolio here
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Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese
Cover art by Jomiro Eming
Theme music by Nela Ruiz
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