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Climate change isn't gender-neutral. The 2023/2024 El Niño drought in Southern Africa didn't just destroy crops—it fueled gender-based violence and put women environmental defenders at risk.
COP30's new Belém Gender Action Plan tackles this head-on with gender-responsive budgeting and support for climate action that protects women.

COP30’s Gender Action Plan Needed to Address Climate-Induced Violence - African Climate Wire
Talks underpinning COP30’s Gender Action Plan reveal the fragility of progress in recognising the systems of oppression that affect women, girls, and gender diverse people.

Starting in less than ONE HOUR, our final webinar of this series:
"Report-Back from COP30, Reflections on Change-Making and Next Steps."
Register now to hear about COP30, the Peoples' Summit and the Indigenous Village.
We will also reflect on corporate capture of climate action.

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In November 2025, Seed the Commons participated in the People’s Summit Towards COP30. We presented a talk as part of the Just Transition axis, and the last day of the summit we marched with tens of thousands of other activists from around the world to demand real solutions to our climate crisis. Alongside organizations such as SEUI 1021 and the SF Labor Council, Seed the Commons co-organized a solidarity climate march on the same day in San Francisco. We merged it with a People Over Billionai…

"Conservation Groups Push for Fossil-Free Forest Zones at COP30"
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Conservation Groups Push for Fossil-Free Forest Zones at COP30 | Happy Eco News
More than 70 organizations at COP 30 called for the establishment of fossil-free forest zones to protect tropical forests and Indigenous territories from oil and gas development.

Did COP30 Fail Animals And The Food System? #AnimalRights

Did COP30 Fail Animals And The Food System?
Looking back one month after this year's UN climate talks, a British charity says that COP30 failed to protect animals and the food system

Represión de pueblos en la COP30 en Brasil: Posicionamiento de la Caravana Mesoamericana por el Clima y la Vida
(original: https://espejosdelsurglobal.org/2025/11/12/represion-de-pueblos-en-la-cop30-en-brasil-posicionam

Represión de pueblos en la COP30 en Brasil: Posicionamiento de la Caravana Mesoamericana por el Clima y la Vida
Fotos: Danilo Verpa – Folhapress y Anderson Coelho – Reuters Lo que ocurrió ayer en la zona azul de la COP30 del Clima desenmascara la verdadera cara de este espacio: una cumbre del cap…

"Cop30, Trump and the fragile future of climate cooperation"
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"COP31 host Türkiye ranked Europe’s worst nation for sustainable development"
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"‘Wrong side of history’: Report ties top polluters to countries blocking fossil fuel phaseout"
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Top polluters controlled by nations that blocked fossil fuel phaseout
Many state-owned fossil fuel firms that emitted the highest levels of pollution in 2024 went on to block a phaseout roadmap at COP30.

Extreme heat is becoming deadlier, but we already have solutions that work.
The Heat Is On campaign showcased proven approaches—early warning systems and nature-based solutions—that have saved lives and protected communities worldwide. At COP30, this momentum paid off: adaptation finance is set to triple under the Belém Package, finally putting climate adaptation on equal footing with mitigation.

When The Heat Is On: Stories of Action and Impact - Global Center on Adaptation

Climate funding isn't reaching the people who need it most. The Global South House is changing that.
This coalition of locally rooted funds puts Indigenous Peoples, traditional communities, and youth at the center of decision-making. Their approach: democratic, transparent, and built from the ground up—ensuring resources actually reach frontline communities.

Interview: Putting global South communities at the centre of climate and nature funding conversations
As COP30 kicks off, Juliana Tinoco, who conceived the idea of the Global South House, a platform for philanthropic actors, sets out her ambition for the platform and the stronger global South leadership she hopes will come out of it