Despite being barred from the negotiation rooms, Indigenous Peoples also achieved the most significant advances in Brazilian land demarcation in 20 years. Yet, as Emil Gualinga of the Kichwa Peoples put it plainly: “Indigenous Peoples continue to be excluded… we are often not given the floor.” Read key COP30 takeaways by HIH.

Watch ‘The Xipaya Woman — Strength and Resistance’, where village chief Yupã shares how she learned songs, prayers, and the use of medicinal herbs from her elders, knowledge that lives on through intergenerational exchange. More than an individual portrait, the documentary is an invitation to listen—to listen to the forest, to the women, and to everything that still resists within it.

In this decisive decade, as the climate crisis accelerates, disproportionately affecting Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities in rainforests, HIH’s Equity Over Extractivism campaign calls on our generous colleagues, network, and donors to recognize and resource rainforest communities, now. Join us.

In Belém, Brazil, between November 10th and 21st, 2025, Health In Harmony will attend COP30, a crucial moment and platform for advancing Indigenous rights, climate justice, and planetary health. At this year’s climate conference, our delegates will participate in over a dozen events, focusing on building and sharing the evidence for community-designed, holistic solutions that regenerate ecosystems while improving local health and resilience.

Indigenous cinema is not just a form of artistic expression, but a powerful voice that amplifies struggles, strengthens identities, and contributes to political and social change. Community Thriving Narratives honors this truth – an approach that aims not to impose narratives, instead, it promotes communities telling their own stories on their own terms. Learn more about CTN and watch and share the films.

Taking place on September 10, the Road to COP30 webinar brought together members of the HIH global team with key voices of leadership to discuss how rainforest communities are driving urgent climate action in the lead-up to COP30 and Climate Week NYC. The discussion highlighted advocacy strategies, community-led solutions, and the power of storytelling in shifting global climate agendas toward equity, regeneration, and source-based funding.

Last week, New York City once again became the global stage for climate action as leaders, activists, innovators, and businesses converged for Climate Week NYC 2025. The week highlighted both the scale of the crisis and the creativity of those determined to confront it – and most importantly, it reaffirmed the need to fund climate solutions at the source and the importance of Planetary Health at the center of the climate movement. Here’s what Health In Harmony led on and learned.

As we race toward COP30 and New York Climate Week, we ask you to join us for a critical Road to COP30 call. Rainforest communities need your support more than ever. Collectively, we can fund climate solutions at the source and prioritize equity over extractivism. Learn more and RSVP now.