<p>Hailed as an &quot;essential beginning&quot; by UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, the accord is little more than a guideline for future talks.</p>

<p>Environmental groups say what they've seen simply isn't enough and the leaders have failed to take decisive action to save the planet</p>

<p>&quot;Before people would hire us to go to work to cut the forest. I used to cut the forest, but no more. I was hired to do a job and I would do it. But now we have sustainable management projects here in Boa Frente, so that is better.&quot;</p>

<p>Peruvian President Alan Garcia gives Copenhagen climate summit a miss even though&nbsp;Peruvians are&nbsp;grappling&nbsp;&nbsp;with global waming effects.</p>

<p>&quot;To all the Presidents in Copenhagen, I would say the following: Don&rsquo;t think about the world as a little piece that belongs to you. But think about the world as a big house, where each one has a little bit to contribute.&quot;</p>

<p>Brazilian woman talks of her fondness for coffee, beans, fruit and pineapple in the Amazon.</p>

<div>&ldquo;Is the Amazon exotic for me? No. This is my home. This is my land.&rdquo;</div>

<p>Delegates, campaigners and journalists trapped outside the Copenhagen climate conference as summit is oversubscribed.</p>

<p>We hear horror stories about feckless, violent youth, of young people&nbsp;not engaged in the political process ... but that is not the case at Copenhagen.</p>

<p>&quot;Here in Amazonas nobody goes hungry. Because there is an abundance of fish. Also, here, if you have desire to work there is work to be found. You never have to go hungry here.&quot;</p>