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

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.

A new road is being built by cutting down thousands of protected Amazon rainforest acres for the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil.

Four-lane route will cut through tens of thousands of acres of protected rainforest You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The next instalment in a series of United Nations climate change conferences will be COP30,

The Amazon rainforest is one of the most important ecosystems on Earth. It absorbs carbon dioxide, supports countless species, and helps regulate the planet’s climate. But now, a large section of it is being cleared to make way for a new highway,

A highway cutting through the Amazon rainforest for COP30 in Brazil has sparked criticism. Thousands of acres of forest have been cleared. While officials call it sustainable, conservationists highlight the hypocrisy of destroying nature to host a 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.

Brazilian officials said the highway is sustainable with wildlife crossings for animals to use and solar lighting.

The Brazilian government is preparing to host the world’s largest climate summit uniquely – by chopping down tens of thousands of acres of the Amazonian jungle for a new highway. The city of Belém, more than 1500 miles away from the capital Rio de Janeiro,