United Nations climate talks are nearing the midway point, with countries still wrangling over which issues they might be able to rally around in a final summit deal – and whether such a deal is even possible.

Outside on Friday, Indigenous groups rallied in protest at the ongoing industry and development in the forests they call home. They staged a peaceful sit-in at the summit entrance in the morning, before successfully demanding a meeting with COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago.

"We are the ones who protect the climate, and the Amazon cannot continue to be destroyed to enrich big companies," read a statement from the Munduruku Indigenous group, whose territory in northern Brazil covers nearly 24,000 square kilometres.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has highlighted In

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