A controversial four-lane highway is being carved through protected Amazon rainforest to prepare for the Cop30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. The new road aims to ease traffic for the more than 50,

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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.

A new four-lane highway cutting through protected Amazon rainforest is being built to ease traffic for the COP30 climate summit in Belém. While the state government claims the road is sustainable, conservationists warn it will accelerate deforestation and fragment ecosystems.