A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

A BBC report found on Wednesday that tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazonian rainforest are being cleared ahead of ...

The Amazon is vital for absorbing carbon and maintaining biodiversity. Many argue that clearing land for a road goes against ...

Brazil’s Belém is set to play host to around 50,000 people during the COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit, in November.

The climate conference doesn't begin until November but controversy is already swirling, according to the BBC.

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 ...

As Brazilian authorities prepare for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November in Belém, constructing a new four-lane ...

Brazilian officials say the highway is one of 30 major construction projects to prepare for the COP30. Critics say it’s ...

Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of ...

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As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...

The Brazilian government has cleared protected Amazon rainforest to build a highway for the COP30 climate summit.