Time for #quilombo recognition

Quilombo, communities of former slaves in Brazil, press for land rights
About 40 minutes by boat from the Brazilian city of Belem where this year's U.N. climate talks are being held is a community of about 500 residents who are descendants of former slaves. Many such communities, which are called quilombos, are pushing the Brazilian government to give them titles to lands that they say they have been on for generations. Indigenous peoples in the Amazon make similar demands. They and residents of quilombos argue they often have a role in protecting forests. That's one of the major areas of emphasis for the current COP 30 climate talks and in general the fight against climate change.


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