Portion Of Amazon Rainforest Cut Down To Build Road For Climate Conference, BBC Reports
The climate conference doesn't begin until November but controversy is already swirling, according to the BBC.
Amazon Rainforest Cut Down for Climate Summit Highway
Tens of thousands of acres of the Amazon Rainforest are being cut down so a new highway can be built in preparation for the November COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The BBC reports that preparations for the highway have already deforested some of the protected rainforest.
Thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest cleared for climate summit highway in Brazil
A BBC report found on Wednesday that tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazonian rainforest are being cleared ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Rainforest Cleared for Highway Ahead of Climate Summit
As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit, a stretch of rainforest is being cleared for a highway to welcome world leaders.
Amazon's green legacy threatened by COP30 summit highway
A vast portion of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared to build a road for the COP30 climate summit. The local community is distraught: "Everything was destroyed. Our harvest has already been cut down.
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit
A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people - including world leaders - at the conference in November.
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Amazon Rainforest Razed To Build Highway For UN Climate Summit
Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of the
Brazil cuts down thousands of trees in Amazon to build road for Cop30
Large swathes of Amazon rainforest have been cut down to make way for a road that will bring tens of thousands of delegates to this year’s UN climate conference, Cop30, in Brazil.
Amazon deforestation sparks outrage ahead of COP30 summit
A vast portion of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared to build a road for the COP30 climate summit. The local community is distraught: "Everything was destroyed. Our harvest has already been cut down.
Amazon rainforest trees cut down to build road for COP30 climate summit
Trees in the Amazon rainforest are being cut down to build a highway for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
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Part of the Amazon rainforest cut down for the Highway to Climate Summit
In the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, more than eight miles (thirteen kilometers) of trees were cut down to build a new four-lane highway. This highway is intended to transport attendees to the COP30 ...
Stretch of Amazon cleared to build highway for COP30, sparks controversy
The Amazon is vital for absorbing carbon and maintaining biodiversity. Many argue that clearing land for a road goes against ...