Eight miles of Amazon rainforest cut down to build four-lane highway for COP 30 climate summit.
Large swathes of protected Amazon rainforest has been cut down to build a road for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.
The road, which is aiming to ease traffic ahead of the global climate summit, is set to be completed by November.
Local government has described the project as “sustainable” but climate groups have slammed the decision to cut down more crucial rainforest land.
Images from the site of the project show logs piled high along a dirt road running for more than eight miles.
One local said his entire livelihood has been destroyed by the decision to build the road.
They said: "We can have a legacy for the population and, more importantly, serve people for COP30 in the best possible way. »