Liberia: COP30 – a Turning Point Missed – – and a Line Drawn for Frontline Women Defenders

Monrovia — COP30 has come and gone in Belém, Brazil–another global climate summit marked by lofty promises and limited political courage.

The declarations were bold, the speeches were polished, and the Global Mutirão package was presented as a breakthrough. But for the women who defend forests, land, and water with their bodies and their lives, the outcomes fall far short of what justice demands.

The world cannot continue applauding incremental progress while frontline women defenders face…