Louise Sayers

Children around the world have been marching to protest against climate change. That's because Friday 5 November was youth day at COP26, the climate change conference where world leaders are meeting to decide what to do about the problem. There were marches around the world, but the biggest one was in Glasgow, where thousands of children met up to make their voices heard. Martin was there for Newsround and spoke to some of them.

Children around the world have been marching to protest against cl...

Over the next two weeks, climate change will be a huge topic of discussion, as world leaders gather in Glasgow for COP26, the UN's summit on climate change. It is hoped that the countries represented will make new commitments to do more to protect the planet. But those attending are not the only ones who have strong views on the issue. Newsround has been speaking to young people from around the world who have a message for those taking part in the historic event. They are passionate about the en...

Txai Surui is the founder of the Indigenous Youth movement in her home state of Rondonia in Brazil. Inspired by her parents, Txai became a climate activist from an early age and campaigned against deforestation all over the world - a huge topic for Brazilians as their Amazon rainforest is under threat. Now 24 years old, Txai is part of the WWF-Brazil Deliberative Council and is training to be an environmental lawyer. Martin went to meet her in at Cop26 in Glasgow, where she received a standing o...

Indigenous people have lived in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for thousands of years, but deforestation there is a huge problem which is impacting the lives of lots of people. It's when large portions of land where trees grow are destroyed to make way for areas for human use, such as farmland for cattle, crops, or wood to be used for building.Many forests around the planet have been cleared in this way, but the most famous is the Amazon rainforest - the world's largest tropical rainforest.Deforesta...

Organisers at COP26 have been criticised after an Israeli politician could not attend the summit on Monday due to a lack of wheelchair access in Glasgow. Karine Elharrar, Israel's minister of energy and water resources said she was "sad" that accessibility wasn't provided at the event and had to return to her hotel 50 miles away in Edinburgh. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson later apologised to Ms Elharrar, who has muscular dystrophy, and COP organisers tweeted that: "This was a genuine mistake...