Amazon, Brazil and climate summit

Brazil state hosting COP30 denies new road linked to climate summit
The Brazilian state hosting a United Nations climate summit this year has denied any connection between a new road cutting through a protected area of Brazilian rainforest and the COP30 summit that will gather world leaders in November.
Thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest cleared for climate summit highway in Brazil
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),
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
Brazil Cuts Acres of Amazon Trees to Build Road for Climate Summit
A new road is being built by cutting down thousands of protected Amazon rainforest acres for the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil.
Amazon Rainforest Slashed for Highway Ahead of Climate Summit, Sparking Outrage
Dubbed the Avenida Liberdade highway, the new stretch of highway cuts across tens of thousands of acres of rainforest located on the outskirts of Belem, where over 50,000 people, including world leaders, are anticipated to gather in November for the COP30 Climate Summit, according to a report from BBC News.
How Brazil is chopping down Amazon rainforest to build highway for COP30 Summit
Brazil’s Belém is set to play host to around 50,000 people during the COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit, in November. Ironically, it turns out that the government is cutting down thousands of acre
Portion Of Amazon Rainforest Cut Down To Build Road For Climate Conference, BBC Reports
The climate conference doesn't begin until November but controversy is already swirling, according to the BBC.
Rainforest Cleared for Highway Ahead of Climate Summit
As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit, a stretch of rainforest is being cleared for a highway to welcome world leaders.
Part of the Amazon rainforest cut down for the Highway to Climate Summit
In the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, more than eight miles (thirteen kilometers) of trees were cut down to build a new four-lane highway. This highway is intended to transport attendees to the COP30 climate summit,
‘Everything was destroyed’—Large patch of Amazon rainforest cleared out for highway ahead of UN's COP climate summit
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.
Brazil has $167 billion plan to make COP30 talks rare climate success
Singapore has expressed an interest to be an anchor contributor to the fund, Brazil says. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Brazil decides leaders will speak before COP30, easing logistics crunch
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Pulitzer Center Awards Climate Grants Ahead of Global Summit
Image Graphic by Lucy Crelli. In January, the Pulitzer Center launched a special call to support journalism and civil society initiatives focusing on the upcoming United Nations Conference of the ...
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Concrete Climate Action? Rainforest Paved for Global Elite Global Warming Gathering
Brazilian officials say the highway is one of 30 major construction projects to prepare for the COP30. Critics say it’s ...