Thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest cleared for climate summit highway in Brazil
The UN Climate Change Conference, or COP30, will be held in Belém, Brazil in November
Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in Brazil to make way for a new four-lane highway ahead of an upcoming climate summit.
Belém, which is set to host the 30th UN Climate Change Conference with the Conference of the Parties (COP30), has already begun clearing the forests in preparation for hosting more than 50,000 people this November, the BBC reported Wednesday.
Though the state government hopes the new highway will ease traffic issues ahead of the summit, there have been some growing concerns.
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The UN Climate Change Conference, or COP30, will be held in Belém, Brazil in November
Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in Brazil to make way for a new four-lane highway ahead of an upcoming climate summit.
Belém, which is set to host the 30th UN Climate Change Conference with the Conference of the Parties (COP30), has already begun clearing the forests in preparation for hosting more than 50,000 people this November, the BBC reported Wednesday.
Though the state government hopes the new highway will ease traffic issues ahead of the summit, there have been some growing concerns.

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.