Indigenous protesters defended charging the gates of Brazil's COP30 climate summit on Wednesday and clashing with security a day earlier, saying the action was aimed at demonstrating the desperation of their fight for forest protection.
With negotiators from countries across the globe inside the compound discussing the world's changing future as temperatures rise, the protesters told a news conference they wanted mostly to have their voices heard.
"It was an attempt to get the attention of the government and the UN that are in this space," said Auricelia, a member of the Arapiun community in the Brazilian Amazon state of Para.
Indigenous leaders have said they are aghast at the ongoing industry and development in the Amazon.
Inside the COP compound, housed in a former airport, talks continued for a third day on Wednesday across the range of issues.
Among them is climate finance - for funding the clean energy transition and preparations for worsening climate impacts in developing countries.
The issue has become increasingly tense in the COP negotiations, with funds failing to flow in the amounts needed to meet demand amid rising damages and costs from extreme weather events.
A COP-commissioned report by independent academics on Wednesday said that meeting a goal set at last year's COP29 to scale yearly funding for climate action to $1.3 trillion by 2035 was still "entirely feasible" with the right combination of national policies, regulatory standards and development bank reforms.
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