Highway devours Claudio's acai berries: "Everything is ruined"
Claudio Verequete lives about 200 meters from the highway being built in the Amazon ahead of the COP30 climate summit. He used to earn money by harvesting acai berries in the area that has now been razed to make way for the road.
He receives no compensation from either the Brazilian government or local authorities.
- Everything is ruined. Our harvest has already been cut. We no longer have that income to support our family, he tells the BBC.
Claudio Verequete also worries that the construction of the road will lead to even more deforestation in the future as the area now becomes more accessible.
Claudio Verequete lives about 200 meters from the highway being built in the Amazon ahead of the COP30 climate summit. He used to earn money by harvesting acai berries in the area that has now been razed to make way for the road.
He receives no compensation from either the Brazilian government or local authorities.
- Everything is ruined. Our harvest has already been cut. We no longer have that income to support our family, he tells the BBC.
Claudio Verequete also worries that the construction of the road will lead to even more deforestation in the future as the area now becomes more accessible.
New highway through protected rainforest ahead of climate summit
Brazil has approved a number of infrastructure projects ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém later this year. Among other things, thousands of hectares of protected rainforest in the Amazon are to be cleared to make way for a new four-lane highway, reports the BBC.
According to local authorities in the state of Pará, it is a “sustainable highway” with intersections where animals can pass, cycle paths and solar lighting.
The Brazilian government is also investing the equivalent of SEK 820 million to increase flight capacity from seven to 14 million passengers.
Brazil has approved a number of infrastructure projects ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém later this year. Among other things, thousands of hectares of protected rainforest in the Amazon are to be cleared to make way for a new four-lane highway, reports the BBC.
According to local authorities in the state of Pará, it is a “sustainable highway” with intersections where animals can pass, cycle paths and solar lighting.
The Brazilian government is also investing the equivalent of SEK 820 million to increase flight capacity from seven to 14 million passengers.
Brazil denies connection between road and climate summit
The Brazilian state of Pará, which is hosting COP30, denies that there is any connection between the new highway in the Amazon and the climate summit in November, reports Reuters.
Work on building the road began in 2020 and the project has not received any state funds allocated for infrastructure investments ahead of the summit, claims the state government of Pará.
Ana Claudia Cardoso, professor of urban studies at the University of Pará, says that the project has faced a lot of resistance for many years, but that the major climate summit ultimately gave the go-ahead for construction.
The Brazilian state of Pará, which is hosting COP30, denies that there is any connection between the new highway in the Amazon and the climate summit in November, reports Reuters.
Work on building the road began in 2020 and the project has not received any state funds allocated for infrastructure investments ahead of the summit, claims the state government of Pará.
Ana Claudia Cardoso, professor of urban studies at the University of Pará, says that the project has faced a lot of resistance for many years, but that the major climate summit ultimately gave the go-ahead for construction.
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