As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...

As Brazilian authorities prepare for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November in Belém, constructing a new four-lane ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

A BBC report found on Wednesday that tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazonian rainforest are being cleared ahead of ...

The Amazon is vital for absorbing carbon and maintaining biodiversity. Many argue that clearing land for a road goes against ...

A new road is being built by cutting down thousands of protected Amazon rainforest acres for the COP30 climate summit in ...

Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of ...

In addition to the new highway, Brazil’s federal government plans to expand its airport and construct a new 500,000-square-meter park.

The Brazilian government has defended the decision, saying the highway would be “sustainable”. The secretary of the state government’s infrastructure said the highway will include wildlife crossings ...

The researchers highlighted two major deforestation hotspots: a northern area covering Bahia and Minas Gerais, where eucalyptus plantations and pasture expansions dominated; and a southern hotspot in ...