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| Eight-mile stretch of Amazon forest is felled... to build four-lane highway for COP30 climate summit |
| 2025-03-13 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] An eight-mile stretch of protected Amazon rainforest has been felled to make space for a new four-lane highway in time for the COP30 climate summit. Drone footage and images have revealed thick dirt lanes cutting through the lush greenery as the Brazilian government prepare for the conference in November. The 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. Logs have already been spotted piled high on the sides of the cleared land and diggers have appeared paving over the wetland in the world's richest biological reservoir. The state government of Pará had previously shelved plans for the highway, known as Avenida Liberdade, due to environmental concerns. However, the project was revived along with other infrastructure plans ahead of COP30. Adler Silveira, the state government's infrastructure secretary, described the highway as an 'important mobility intervention' and a 'sustainable highway,' but several locals and conservationists have hailed blasted the decision, highlighting the substantial environmental impact. 'We can have a legacy for the population and, more importantly, serve people for COP30 in the best possible way,' he said. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Hopefully, they remembered to install a sizable parking lot when they paved paradise. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-03-13 18:13 |
| #2 That would be 'Irony within Irony', Airandee. Also pretty humorous. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2025-03-13 10:30 |
| #1 They should name the road ‘Greta Thunberg Highway’ |
| Posted by: Airandee 2025-03-13 06:36 |