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
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.
Amazon forest felled to build road for 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.
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
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,
Amazon rainforest trees cut down to build road for COP30 climate summit
Trees in the Amazon rainforest are being cut down to build a highway for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Amazon deforestation sparks outrage ahead of COP30 summit
A vast portion of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared to build a road for the COP30 climate summit. The local community is distraught: "Everything was destroyed. Our harvest has already been cut down.
‘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.
Blatant irony: Thousands of trees cut down in Amazon rainforest to welcome 'climate summit' attendees
Climate Summit in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is facing intense criticism for the way it is handling the event. Thousands of trees at the heart of the "Earth's lungs" have been chopped down to make way for attendees,
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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 ...
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Controversial Road Construction Sparks Debate Ahead of COP30
The Brazilian state of Para, set to host a UN climate summit, denies any link between a new highway project cutting through protected rainforest and the upcoming COP30. Despite official statements, ...
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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 ...
COP30 president cites limits of global climate summits
After decades of United Nations climate summits, the model of gathering world leaders to negotiate agreements under complex ...
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Brazil decides leaders will speak before COP30, easing logistics crunch
Authorities say that the global leaders talking before the COP30 summit will enable climate negotiators to reflect on their ...
COP30 president calls for ‘ambitious climate action,’ unveils initial vision for summit
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Survey: 70 per cent of public believe UK should be a global leader on climate action
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Brazil’s COP30 president: Climate summits must move from words to real action
In a letter outlining his vision for Brazil's climate summit, the COP30 president calls for a "new era" with collective work ...