Brazil Clears 8 Miles of Amazon Rainforest to Make Space for UN Climate Conference
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 been piled up along a stretch of road that will soon hold concrete and passing cars.
COP30—the 30th edition of the Conference of the Parties, an annual meeting organized by the United Nations (UN) to define and ...
The Amazon is vital for absorbing carbon and maintaining biodiversity. Many argue that clearing land for a road goes against ...
The Brazilian government has defended the decision, saying the highway would be “sustainable”. The secretary of the state government’s infrastructure said the highway will include wildlife crossings ...
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In Brazil, home to about 60 per cent of the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel drilling and mining are prohibited in Indigenous ...
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