The road to Belém
Ahead of COP30, a brief history of the complex relationship between people and the Amazon – and how the forest came to be undervalued
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
The Harvard Climate Blog brings Harvard faculty expertise on climate change and sustainability to the wider world. Authors’ views are their own. Republish.
All perspectives expressed in the Harvard Climate Blog are those of the authors and not of Harvard University or the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. Any errors are the authors’ own. The Harvard Climate Blog is edited by an interdisciplinary team of Harvard faculty.