In just under a year from now, the world will turn to Belém, Brazil, a city on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest, for the COP30 United Nations climate summit. For many conservationists and diplomats, the hope is that the setting will inspire authorities to finally lead breakthroughs in the Paris Agreement and keep climate change under some degree of control. While hosting the summit in an Amazonian city carries significant political and symbolic weight, the location also underscores contradictions. (Source: Mongabay)