Brazil, Amazon and COP30

Brazil state hosting COP30 denies new road linked to climate summit
The Brazilian state hosting a United Nations climate summit this year has denied any connection between a new road cutting through a protected area of Brazilian rainforest and the COP30 summit that will gather world leaders in November.
How Brazil is chopping down Amazon rainforest to build highway for COP30 Summit
Brazil’s Belém is set to play host to around 50,000 people during the COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit, in November. Ironically, it turns out that the government is cutting down thousands of acre
Amazon Rainforest Cleared for COP30 Highway in Brazil: Is It Counterproductive to Climate Action?
As Brazil clears the Amazon for a highway to host COP30, questions arise over whether such a move undermines the summit’s goal of tackling climate change
Brazil’s COP30 president: Climate summits must move from words to real action
In a letter outlining his vision for Brazil's climate summit, the COP30 president calls for a "new era" with collective work
Part of the Amazon rainforest cut down for the Highway to Climate Summit
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 climate summit,
Amazon rainforest trees cut down to build road for COP30 climate summit
Trees in the Amazon rainforest are being cut down to build a highway for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Amazon deforestation sparks outrage ahead of COP30 summit
A vast portion of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared to build a road for the COP30 climate summit. The local community is distraught: "Everything was destroyed. Our harvest has already been cut down.
‘Everything was destroyed’—Large patch of Amazon rainforest cleared out for highway ahead of UN's COP climate summit
A highway cutting through the Amazon rainforest for COP30 in Brazil has sparked criticism. Thousands of acres of forest have been cleared. While officials call it sustainable, conservationists highlight the hypocrisy of destroying nature to host a climate summit.
Brazil Has a $125 Billion Plan to Make COP30 a Rare Climate Success
The host of the next UN climate summit is launching a massive investment fund for forestry as part of a grand vision for ...
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Controversial Road Construction Sparks Debate Ahead of COP30
The Brazilian state of Para, set to host a UN climate summit, denies any link between a new highway project cutting through protected rainforest and the upcoming COP30. Despite official statements, ...
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Brazil decides leaders will speak before COP30, easing logistics crunch
Authorities say that the global leaders talking before the COP30 summit will enable climate negotiators to reflect on their ...
COP30 president calls for ‘ambitious climate action,’ unveils initial vision for summit
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago called on governments to move from negotiation to implementation and increase their ambition ...
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Brazilian government brings forward COP30 summit meeting
The summit of heads of state in Belém, Pará, has been brought forward to Nov. 6–7. It was originally to take place within the ...
The Environmental Cost of Amazon Highways to Host COP30: The dilemma of Sustainability Goals vs Amazon Destruction
The Amazon rainforest, often referred to as the 'lungs of the Earth,' plays a crucial role in global climate regulation by ...
Brasil tem plano para fazer da COP30 uma vitória climática
O Brasil planeja lançar um ambicioso fundo de US$ 125 bilhões para proteger florestas tropicais quando sediar a cúpula do ...
US key to COP30 despite Trump's pullout from Paris Agreement, says Brazil
The United States remains central to climate negotiations and can make a crucial contribution to the preparation and ...
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Minister of Environment holds meeting to prepare for Egypt participation in COP30 climate conference
Dr Yasmin Fouad, the Minister of Environment, held an extensive meeting at the ministry's headquarters in the New ...