The Brazilian government has cleared protected Amazon rainforest to build a highway for the COP30 climate summit.

This year’s annual UN climate conference COP30 with 50,000 expected attendees held in Belém, Brazil is one-upping the past ...

A BBC report found on Wednesday that tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazonian rainforest are being cleared ahead of ...

Dubbed the Avenida Liberdade highway, the new stretch of highway cuts across tens of thousands of acres of rainforest located ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will ...

The Brazilian government is preparing to host the world’s largest climate summit uniquely – by chopping down tens of ...

Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of ...

A new road is being built by cutting down thousands of protected Amazon rainforest acres for the COP30 climate summit in ...

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The BBC’s article has pictures of the clear-cut forest floor where logs have ...

Brazilian officials said the highway is sustainable with wildlife crossings for animals to use and solar lighting.

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