They cut out the forest to build a road to the climate summit. Outraged residents
There is no doubt that the matter of cutting out a large slope of the protected rainforest, to allow access to the climate summit, could easily become the canvas of the comedy of this class as the iconic « bear ». According to the BBC findings, the authors of this very controversial idea were to enable the construction of the road to … COP30 climate peak, planned for November at the Brazilian Belem. The case seemed all the more appalling because the issues of the protection of Amazon forests were to be raised at the conference.
Did they cut the forest to build a road to the climate summit?
According to BBC, over 13 km of forest was grubbed up. A four -lane highway is to be built at the clipping site, which is to improve communication during the conference. Local authorities predict that between November 10 and 21 About 60,000 will come to Brazil. participants peak. The city’s preparation for this event is to cost 4.7 billion of Brazilian realities (over PLN 3 billion).
Local residents protest that without their consent Trees from which the fruit drew income fromwithout paying any compensation. These are case of the BBC Claudio Verequete, a resident of a settlement about 200 meters from the future highway, which is described in the article he was living from collecting berries Açaí trees, growing on this area.
Although the highway runs right next to the settlement, Residents will not be able to use it due to the lack of connection and barriers separating the highway. Verequet emphasizes that it will not benefit the local community. If someone gets sick and will have to reach the center of Belém, The road will not make transport easier.
A contradiction in the plans of the authorities
Residents are afraid that a new road through the forest It will encourage investors to expand to the next areas of the Amazonwhich in consequence can speed up the desecration process. Scientists warn that the path crossing the forest will cause fragmentation of the ecosystem and disturb the natural trails of migration of wild animals. Such actions can accelerate Amazon’s achieving an irreversible critical point, after which forest regeneration will not be possible.
Paradoxically, while the Brazil authorities decide to cut the forests for the construction of the road for participants of the climate summit, the COP30 organizers emphasize that Protection of Amazon forests will be the main topic of the peak. It also indicates that Amazonia is one of the key ecosystems in the world, And its degradation can lead to irreversible climate change.
Is this overinterpretation?
According to the findings of the Pravda Association However, the case is not so clear. The statement of the state government, to which Reuters reached. According to this version, the « Brazilian state, which this year will host the UN climate summit, he denied any connections Between the new road crossing the protected area of the Brazilian rainforest and the COP30 peak, which will gather global leaders in November. «
Also the organizers of COP 30 They denied the union between the construction project and the federal government activities as part of the conference preparation. It also turned out that work on the construction of the highway began in 2020 – before Belém was elected as the host of the summit. Local politicians were to strive for building a road since 2012.
The association also referred to the opinion of a specialist in environmental protection Janusz Mizerny, who stated that Participants of the summit will not use the roadbecause « It bypasses the city from the south, the airport is located in the northwest on the opposite side of the city, and the place of the conference is in the center. «
It is emphasized that the road is not at all It does not cross the central areas of the Amazon forests. The city of Belém lies on the coast, at the mouth of the Amazon, where there is no classic Amazonian jungle, but mazorzyn forests and floodplains. In conclusion, the association also points out that The clipping covered several dozen, not thousands of hectares of forest, which often appeared on social media.
Source: bbc.com/pravda.org.pl
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This article was first appeared on the website of Fakt 12.03.2025.
