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.
Thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest cleared for climate summit highway in Brazil
Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in Brazil to make way for a new four-lane highway ahead of an upcoming climate summit.Belém, which is set to host the 30th UN Climate Change Conference with the Conference of the Parties (COP30),
Stretch of Amazon rainforest destroyed to build four-lane highway for upcoming COP30 climate summit: ‘This is a loss’
Somebody get Greta on the horn! Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
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.
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.
Rainforest Cut Down To Build New Highway To Climate Change Summit, Because Irony Is Dead
This year's controversial COP 30 climate change summit hasn't even started, but it's already causing environmental damage.
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 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
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.
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.
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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 ...