As world governments convene to participate in the COP 25 climate conference, indigenous peoples are also making their voices heard and their presence felt.

Indigenous leaders and their allies will be in Madrid during the conference to offer tangible solutions to address our shared climate emergency.

As an alternative to the official COP proceedings – which will be dominated by governments and industries – indigenous peoples are organizing a separate Minga Indígena gathering to draft proposals to present at the COP and demand the full participation of indigenous communities.

Today the Association of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples published a compelling ad in the Financial Times' special COP supplement, calling out the worst offenders that finance Amazon destruction and making clear that, "the fate of the Amazon is the fate of the world."