As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The BBC’s article has pictures of the clear-cut forest floor where logs have been piled up along a stretch of road that will soon hold concrete and passing cars.

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

The climate conference doesn't begin until November but controversy is already swirling, according to the BBC.

The Brazilian government has cleared protected Amazon rainforest to build a highway for the COP30 climate summit.

The Brazilian government is preparing to host the world’s largest climate summit uniquely – by chopping down tens of thousands of acres of the Amazonian jungle for a new highway. The city of Belém, more than 1500 miles away from the capital Rio de Janeiro, will host COP30 from November 10 to 21 later this year.

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Brazilian officials said the highway is sustainable with wildlife crossings for animals to use and solar lighting.