MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov 12, 2025
Contact: Claire Hermann, Earthworks, +1 (202) 601-3043, chermann@earthworksaction.org
What: COP30 side event showcasing stories of people impacted by fossil fuel extraction and power generation projects in the Northern Fluminense region of Brazil. Hosted by Earthworks, Instituto Escola Tiê-Sangue, Instituto Visão Socioambiental, and Observatório TerraPuri.
Who:
- Dr. Thiers Wilberger, Tie-Sangue Institute and TerraPuri platform;
- Noemia Magalhaes, representative of the small-farming communities of V District of Sao Joao da Barra;
- and a short documentary screening premiere
When: November 13, 2025, 19h BRT (NEW TIME)
Where: Patio Yard, Amazon Climate Hub, Rua Boaventura da Silva, 64
Background: The Northern Fluminense region of Brazil is facing the construction of massive, dirty extractive and power generation projects for the national grid, all powered by fossil fuels such as methane gas. The region already hosts a multitude of offshore platforms including a gas processing hub and several thermoelectric plants and their pipelines, and many more are yet to be built. This has significant impacts on the environment, land, and the health of the population.
This panel will provide an opportunity to hear about a story collection project reflecting the voices of the impacted populations in July 2025 in the region. These stories combine into a letter that aims to draw attention to the devastation caused by these projects and also to alternatives based on socio-environmental justice.
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