As global negotiators gather at the UN climate summit, concurrent activities are taking place in proximity to enhance perspectives often marginalized from main discussions.
Members of Amazon's native populations came together at the city's campus for the opening of a alternative People's Summit.
Pictures showed attendees dancing, chanting and interacting at the event, on the premises of the educational institution, just a couple of miles from the summit venue where the international climate talks is taking place.
"Here we are heard, here our concerns are taken seriously," commented one representative at the event.
This year's global talks signifies the first gathering being held in the Amazon region, a symbolic selection by the Brazilian government, in degree to guarantee that aboriginal populations have a larger representation.
Regardless of these initiatives, some have nevertheless felt marginalized from discussions, discontent which led to a confrontation when demonstrators tried to push through into the conference's limited, accredited delegates-only area.
Supporters of the action used a press conference at the alternative forum to explain the protest, saying it was designed to highlight the urgency of their fight for environmental conservation.
"This represented an effort to get the attention of the government and the United Nations that are in this location," commented a representative of the native population.
Concurrently, a newly released scientific report shows the world is on track for a 2.6C warming increase this century, notwithstanding a series of new emission reduction proposals from nations.
This situation would deny coming ages a environment with sustainable food production, stable coastlines and bearable warmth.
Growing nations, in the representation of the coalition of nations, have called for a "equitable change system" to organize finance and assist countries move towards a low-carbon future.
Nevertheless, some industrialized nations have rejected the requirement for the proposed framework, insisting that a fair shift should stay a domestic issue.
Regardless of the backlash occurring in certain areas, sustainable power will worldwide increase faster than any other type of power in the next decade and will make the change from fossil fuels "unavoidable," according to important electricity research.
Structured in parallel with the climate summit, the public assembly will continue through the coming days, with meetings arranged to create a statement to be submitted to conference participants.
Then, on the weekend, it will serve as the commencement venue of a Worldwide Protest for Environmental Equity, with at least 15,000 participants anticipated to join.