A group of climate activists is cycling and sailing to the world's biggest climate summit — and doing it without stepping onto a plane.

Hundreds of riders pedalled across Europe in recent weeks, converging in Portugal, where a group boarded a boat bound for Brazil.

Their destination: Belem, the Amazonian city hosting the UN COP30 climate talks in November.

The summit is expected to draw tens of thousands of negotiators, scientists and activists, with governments under pressure to agree on stronger measures to protect the Amazon and phase out fossil fuels.

The COP30 Bike Ride began in Azerbaijan, host of last year's COP29 summit, and has travelled nearly 8000km across Eurasia in 20 weeks.

More than 600 cyclists have taken part in different stretches of the journey.

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