Parts of Amazon Rainforest Cut Down to Build Highway for COP 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.

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In Preparation for The COP30 Climate Summit, Brazil Destroyed 10,000+ Acres of Rainforest to Build a Highway (To Help With Flow of Traffic To The Conference)

"The rainforests are being destroyed"... that's like, the one piece of climate change knowledge people remember from high school.

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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.

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Brazil Clears 8 Miles of Amazon Rainforest to Make Space for UN Climate Conference

The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, will bring 50,000 people to the city of Belém, Brazil. The state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. Forests, in general, and the Amazon Rainforest, in particular, are instrumental in fighting rising global temperatures.

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BBC: Stretch Of Amazon Cut Down For Climate Conference

A stretch of the Amazon rainforest is being cleared to build a road for the COP30 climate summit. The four-lane road will cut through protected areas of the rainforest. The local government has said the highway is being built with sustainability in mind. But environmentalists and some locals do not agree that there's a sustainable way to pave over the Amazon.

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Amazon Forest Cleared for Road to Carry Global Elites to Climate Summit

A new four-lane highway is being built to carry globalist elites to the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. The aim is to ease vehicle traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people – including world leaders – at the U.N. sponsored conference.

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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

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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 COP30 climate summit. The state government of Pará has been considering the highway, known as Avenida Liberdade, which is supposed to help ease traffic, since 2012.

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Eight-mile stretch of Amazon forest is felled... to build COP30 road

Eight-mile stretch of protected Amazon rainforest has been felled to make space for a new four-lane highway. Road will be used to ease traffic in and out of the city of Belem, which will host a staggering 50,000 people - including world leaders. The state government of Pará had previously shelved plans for the highway due to environmental concerns.

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Amazon Rainforest Chopped Down to Build Highway for Conference on Climate Change

A four-lane highway is cutting through protected Amazon rainforest to accommodate the COP30 climate summit in Brazil. Construction crews have already cleared an eight-mile stretch of forest, displacing local communities and wildlife. Critics argue the destruction contradicts the very mission of COP30, which is intended to promote global environmental action.

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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 of Para. Para state is hosting the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The Avenida Liberdade highway is expected to measure at about 8.2 miles in length and offer two lanes of traffic.

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Brazil: Part of the Amazon deforested to facilitate access to UN climate summit

The authorities of Pará, Brazilian state where COP30 will be held, made this decision to build a highway. The residents, harmed.

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Eight miles of Amazon rainforest cut down to build four-lane highway for COP 30 climate summit

Eight miles of Amazon rainforest cut down to build four-lane highway for COP 30 climate summit. Local government has described the project as ‘sustainable’ but climate groups have slammed the decision to cut down more crucial rainforest land. One local said his entire livelihood has been destroyed by the decision.

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Protected Amazon Land Razed for Climate Summit Highway

Four-lane highway to be built in time for COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. Protected Amazon rainforest to be used to build the highway. Conservationists express outrage at loss of wildlife habitat. The COP30 conference is expected to host more than 50,000 people.

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Miles of protected Amazon rainforest cleared for highway to UN climate summit

The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference will be held in Belém, Brazil. A four-lane highway is being cut through the protected Amazon forest. Eight miles of rainforest has already been cut down to make room for the partially built Avenida Liberdade. Former carbon-capture systems are being stacked high along the roadside.

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