While the state government promotes the project as a “sustainable” infrastructure improvement, conservationists and locals are shocked by its environmental and social consequences.
The road, stretching over 13 kilometres, has already led to deforestation, with concerns that it will further fragment the ecosystem, disrupt wildlife movement, and open the area to further exploitation.
Scientists also warn that the highway will make it harder to rehabilitate and reintroduce injured wildlife into their natural habitat.
The Brazilian government is investing heavily in infrastructure for COP30, including airport expansions, hotel developments, and a large city park, aiming to modernize Belém and leave a lasting legacy.
While business owners in the city welcome the economic opportunities, critics argue that the very event meant to highlight Amazon conservation is contributing to its destruction.
The state government insists that the highway includes sustainability measures such as wildlife crossings and bike lanes, but many feel that the voices of those living in the Amazon are being ignored.
Daily Telegraph New Zealand (DTNZ) is an independent news website, first published in October 2021. - where this article was sourced.
Scientists also warn that the highway will make it harder to rehabilitate and reintroduce injured wildlife into their natural habitat.
The Brazilian government is investing heavily in infrastructure for COP30, including airport expansions, hotel developments, and a large city park, aiming to modernize Belém and leave a lasting legacy.
While business owners in the city welcome the economic opportunities, critics argue that the very event meant to highlight Amazon conservation is contributing to its destruction.
The state government insists that the highway includes sustainability measures such as wildlife crossings and bike lanes, but many feel that the voices of those living in the Amazon are being ignored.
Daily Telegraph New Zealand (DTNZ) is an independent news website, first published in October 2021. - where this article was sourced.
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NZ is not one to talk when it comes to environmental destruction in the name of climate change.
There was the closure of coal mines, when Jacinda heartlessly put whole communities out of work, only to import greater amounts of more environmental destructive coal from Indonesia.
Then there are the cycleways that require massive amounts of electricity for lighting, which in turn requires massive amounts of coal, on the false assumption that people will save petrol by cycling throughout the night.
Of course, the very same world ‘leaders’ who lecture everyday people about their carbon footprints and suggest eating lab grown meat instead of the real thing will fly in on private jets and then hop in their SUVs to travel down the new highway, all in the name of saving the planet.
If the plan includes measures such as bicycle lanes, it's alright.
The Amazon is well known for supporting recently established global species now including "entitled whites dudes in Lycra".
They are distinct in their behavior to ride in "multiple numbers abreast" and act often very territorial and aggressively towards other road or highway sharing species.
Congratulations to the forward thinking of COP30 and Brazil.
There's plenty of "infrastructure " job opportunities in NZ especially in local govt for loonies like these.
GOP conferences are similar to cities preparing for the Olympic Games except the participants are anything but athletes. Hypocrisy is a quality that must be clearly exhibited to compete followed by a gluttonous attraction of rich food and luxurious accommodation. A mentally deficient ability to question this nonsense gives them right of passage to the next pissup.
One can only wonder how many they plan will turn to that one? 80k? Perhaps 100k? All hypocrites, all no doubt off-setting their extensive carbon footprints with the use of other's money. What a nonsense.
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