Brazil Seeks to Use Conservation Funds to Pave Highway Through Amazon
Brazilian lawmakers have passed a bill to allow for the re-paving of a decades-old, dilapidated highway in the heart of the Amazon.
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Brazilian lawmakers have passed a bill to allow for the re-paving of a decades-old, dilapidated highway in the heart of the Amazon.
Donations meant to preserve the Amazon rainforest in Brazil may be spent paving the road, which can worsen the forest's destruction
This is a critical moment for the most damaging infrastructure project in the Amazon. On Monday, December 18th, a proposed law (PL 4994/2023) was put on the plenary agenda of the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Brazil’s National Congress) under a special “urgency” regime that guarantees minimal debate and a quick vote. The […]
The lower house of Brazil's Congress has approved a bill to relax environmental licensing to pave a highway cutting through the heart of the Amazon that scientists say will threaten the future of the... -December 20, 2023 at 11:40 am EST - MarketScreener
The smokescreen generated by recent carbon-offset setbacks should not blind us to the simple truth that we must protect our intact forests and bring back those we have lost