Amazon Rainforest Slashed for Highway Ahead of Climate Summit, Sparking Outrage
Dubbed the Avenida Liberdade highway, the new stretch of highway cuts across tens of thousands of acres of rainforest located on the outskirts of Belem, where over 50,000 people, including world leaders, are anticipated to gather in November for the COP30 Climate Summit, according to a report from BBC News.
The Amazon rainforest, often referred to as the 'lungs of the Earth,' plays a crucial role in global climate regulation by ...
As Brazilian authorities prepare for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November in Belém, constructing a new four-lane ...
The Brazilian state hosting a United Nations climate summit this year has denied any connection between a new road cutting ...
Eight-mile stretch of Amazon forest is felled... to build four-lane highway for COP30 climate summit
An eight-mile stretch of protected Amazon rainforest has been felled to make space for a new four-lane highway in time for the COP30 climate summit. Drone footage and images have revealed thick ...
COP30—the 30th edition of the Conference of the Parties, an annual meeting organized by the United Nations (UN) to define and ...
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