An eight-mile stretch of protected Amazon rainforest has been felled to make space for a new four-lane highway in time for the COP30 climate summit. Drone footage and images have revealed thick ...

The president says the meeting will provide an opportunity to focus on the needs of the Amazon, show the forest to the world, and present what the federal government has done to protect it.

A massive four-lane motorway is slicing through pristine Amazon rainforest to allow delegates ... of reportedly thousands of acres of tropical forest surrounding the pretty city of Belém in ...

Machines are currently working to pave over the thick forest mud to build the new road, which runs straight through the protected Amazon forest. The massive highway is hoped to alleviate traffic ...

the Brazilian Forest Service wants to speed up the creation of timber forest concessions in the Amazon region. The first one in the state of Amazonas was signed in 2023. Image courtesy of Imaflora.

"The ability to detect and respond to wildfires is crucial for preserving the delicate ecological balance of these vital ecosystems, and the future of this Amazon region depends on decisive rapid ...

The president says the meeting will provide an opportunity to focus on the needs of the Amazon, show the forest to the world, and present what the federal government has done to protect it. But Prof ...