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.
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
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 Rainforest Slashed for Highway Ahead of Climate Summit, Sparking Outrage
A massive swath of protected rainforest in Brazil has been slashed to build a new four-lane highway, paving a direct path into the city hosting an upcoming summit on climate change. Dubbed the Avenida Liberdade highway,
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 climate summit,
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.
Brazil Clears Protected Rainforest to Build New Highway for COP30
Amazon Rainforest Destroyed to Build Road for Climate Summit
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