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

BBC's Ione Wells reports from Brazil where rainforest, animals and local people are being affected by the new road.

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

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

This year’s annual UN climate conference COP30 with 50,000 expected attendees held in Belém, Brazil is one-upping the past ...

The Brazilian government is preparing to host the world’s largest climate summit uniquely – by chopping down tens of ...

Dubbed the Avenida Liberdade highway, the new stretch of highway cuts across tens of thousands of acres of rainforest located ...

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

Brazilian officials say the highway is one of 30 major construction projects to prepare for the COP30. Critics say it’s ...

Eight miles of rainforest was cut down for the road.Large swathes of the Amazon rainforest has been chopped down ...

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 ...

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in Brazil to make way for a new four-lane highway ahead of an upcoming climate summit. Belém, which is set to host ...