Interview with Constanza Gomez Mont

In an interview at COP30, Nonette Royo, Executive Director of the Tenure Facility and 2025 Earthshot Prize finalist, emphasizes a powerful message: land rights is climate action. Royo discusses the critical importance of funding for Indigenous peoples and celebrates the growing influence of women leading climate negotiations on the front lines. Despite the challenges, she highlights a global shift toward collaboration and the essential “heart” that women bring to environmental protection.

At COP30 in Belém, Dr. Flávia Maia discusses her work with the non-profit Filha do Sol. She highlights the power of women’s leadership in Brazil’s Northeast, focusing on how connecting frontline projects like agroforestry and mangrove restoration to funding is key to solving the climate crisis.