Amazon, COP and climate summit

Massive stretch of Amazon rainforest destroyed for upcoming COP30 climate summit’s 4-lane highway: ‘This is a loss’
The eight-mile stretch of new highway has gouged a deep gash through a large swath of Amazon rainforest just in time for world leaders to convene to discuss how much they care about the Amazon
Amazon Rainforest Cut Down To Build New Road For COP Climate Summit
Tens of thousands of acres of the Amazon rainforest are being cut down to make room for a four-lane highway ahead of the COP30 climate summit
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.
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Satellite appears to show new highway cutting through Brazil's Amazon rainforest
Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest in the Brazilian state set to host the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The images, taken in by Copernicus satellites in October 2023 and October 2024,
Amazon rainforest cut down to build road for climate summit
The Amazon rainforest is being felled so that a new highway can be built ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Eco-madness as Amazon forest felled to build new road for climate summit
Thousands of trees have been felled to build more than eight miles of road slicing through lush tropical rainforest.
New road cut through Amazon for climate summit
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Amazon Rainforest Cut Down for Climate Summit Highway
Brazilian officials said the highway is sustainable with wildlife crossings for animals to use and solar lighting.
Amazon forest cut down to build highway for a climate summit
A new four-lane highway, currently under construction to facilitate transportation for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, is causing significant concern among environmentalists and locals.
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