Dateline:BELÉM, Brazil

An Offense to Forest Spirits

Shaman Nato Tupinambá, of the of the Amazon's Indigenous Tupinambá people, evaluates COP30. For him, the real COP was in the Peoples' Summit, which among other things, called on leaders to implement zero deforestation strategies and end criminal rainforest fires.

Tiffany Higgins

Dec 1, 2025 — 3 min read

Shaman Nato Tupinambá, of the of the Amazon's Indigenous Tupinambá people, at the COP30 Green Zone, which was open to civil society. Photo: Nato Tupinambá

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