Thacher Carter Hello from Belém, Brazil! My name is Thacher Carter, and I am a J.D. Candidate at UMaine School of Law where I am focusing on land use, conservation, and environmental law. Over the last few days at COP30, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to attend a variety of conference sessions and negotiations related […]
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Nestor Walters Good morning, good day. My name is Nestor Walters. I am not native, but I live and study on ckuwaponahkik — the land where the sun first looks our way — ancestral homeland of its people, known to westerners as the Wabanaki Federation. Before we begin, I ask the ancestors to bless us […]
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Stephanie Forbes After our first full day on the ground in Belém, our group has started to navigate the chaos that is a COP. At any given time, there are nearly dozens of conversations and events going on, not to mention the sporadic negotiations that officially kicked off today. Each of us has been pursuing […]
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The University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute is once again present at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The 30th iteration of these negotiations is taking place over the next two weeks in Belém, Brazil. Throughout the conference, our delegation will provide insights, analysis, and on-the-ground reporting […]
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