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Road to COP30: Belem highway project cuts through Amazon, as Brazil’s Atlantic Forest sees “alarming” illegal deforestation

Published 11:37 on March 12, 2025 / Last updated at 00:02 on March 14, 2025 / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), International (UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A new 13-km (8-mile) four-lane highway being built through Amazon rainforest on the perimeter of Brazil's Belem, a throughway reported to be aimed at accommodating visitors for this year's COP30, is not part of the 33 federal infrastructure projects planned for the climate summit to be held later this year.
A new 13-km (8-mile) four-lane highway being built through Amazon rainforest on the perimeter of Brazil's Belem, a throughway reported to be aimed at accommodating visitors for this year's COP30, is not part of the 33 federal infrastructure projects planned for the climate summit to be held later this year.


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