Amazon, COP30 and Climate Summit

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.
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.
‘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.
Blatant irony: Thousands of trees cut down in Amazon rainforest to welcome 'climate summit' attendees
Climate Summit in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is facing intense criticism for the way it is handling the event. Thousands of trees at the heart of the "Earth's lungs" have been chopped down to make way for attendees,
Roads less traveled multiply deforestation in the Amazon and beyond
James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to ...
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Deforestation crisis: Amazon's impact on extreme weather
Deforestation of the Amazon leads to worsening droughts and floods. Experts emphasise that the role of the rainforest changes ...
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Only 5% of deforesters in Brazil’s Amazon fully paid fines, report finds
If you are caught cutting down the Amazon Rainforest illegally, chances are you will get off without being required to pay ...
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Record deforestation in the Amazon rainforest confirms official Brazilian data
Brazil’s INPE space research agency data showed deforestation soaring 29.5% to 9,762 square kilometers for the 12 months through July 2019 Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose to ...
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minister says Deforestation in Colombia rose 35% in 2024 from a 23-year low the previous year, fueled by an uptick in the Amazon region, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Thursday.
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Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier
Observed reductions in rainfall due to tropical deforestation Qin et al. take on the challenge of quantifying how Amazon rainfall has responded to deforestation, using a combination of satellite ...
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits record highs
Environmental organizations worldwide have warned that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon is close to reaching a point of no return, something which has worsened under President Jair Bolsonaro.
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91% of Brazilian Amazon deforestation last year was illegal, report finds
Nearly all deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the past year was illegal, a new report finds. Between August 2023 and July 2024, 91% of forest clearing in the Amazon lacked authorization ...
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New Report Reveals Sub-Regional Deforestation Drivers in the Amazon
At COP16 in Cali, WWF, in collaboration with the Chalmers University of Technology, Trase, and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), launched an eye-opening report, “Uncovering Sub-Regional ...
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Brazil targets illegal logging in major Amazon raids
"The idea behind this operation is for us to contain the extraction of illegal timber in the Amazon, which is the first step to deforestation," said Schmitt, as he stood near a pile of illegal ...