Scandal in the Amazon: Autobahn for climate peaks ruins the rainforest!

Scandal in the Amazon: Autobahn for climate peaks ruins the rainforest!

Belém, Brasilien - Environmental awareness or political theater? Brazil is the focus of the international community, since the government under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva builds a four-lane motorway through the protected area of ​​the Amazon rainforest to organize the COP30 climate conference in Belém in November. This controversial measure leads to massive protests by environmentalists and locals, as they fear that the deforestation will be lost thousands of hectares of the rainforest and the fragile ecosystem is endangered, such as OE24 reported.

The state government emphasizes the "sustainable" aspects of the highway, which is to be equipped with wildlife crossings, bicycle paths and solar -powered lighting. But critics warn that the construction of the Avenida Liberdade is not only damaged, but also the access for companies, which leads to further decline could. Scientists and local communities say that the new motorway could disturb the movement patterns of wild animals, which seriously endangers biodiversity in the region.

outrage among the population

While the construction work progresses quickly, many locals feel ignored. Claudio Verequete, a resident of the region, reports that deforestation endangers its livelihood because they rely on the harvest of Açaí berries. The exchange between the government and the local communities was criticized as inadequate, so that the population has the feeling that their voice is not weighted. Lula da Silva emphasizes that the climate summit is a historical opportunity to show how Brazil tries to protect the Amazon, but the calls after a real dialogue are louder.