Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
- It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people - including world leaders - at the conference in November.
- The state government touts the highway's "sustainable" credentials, but some locals and conservationists are outraged at the environmental impact.
- The Amazon plays a vital role in absorbing carbon for the
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- It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people - including world leaders - at the conference in November.
- The state government touts the highway's "sustainable" credentials, but some locals and conservationists are outraged at the environmental impact.
- The Amazon plays a vital role in absorbing carbon for the
Sources: BBC News