In preparation for an international climate summit this fall, Brazilian state officials are clearing tens of thousands of acres of the Amazon rainforest to complete a new four-lane highway, the BBC reported.
The COP30 summit will be held Nov. 10-21 in the Brazilian city of Belém, and is expected to draw about 50,000 attendees, including world leaders and business people to discuss climate change. COP stands for Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
However, the development sparked controversy among locals that contend such deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and construction undermines the purpose of the gathering.
It will be more difficult to release animals into the wild because of the development, Silvia Sardinha, a professor and wildlife veterinarian, told the BBC.
“From the moment of deforestation,…
