Surge in deforestation as Brazil pushes to pave a forgotten Amazon road

Mongabay
May 4, 2022, 9:02 am340 pts
A plan being pushed by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro to pave a long-abandoned road in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon has spurred a rash of land grabs by parties betting on a boost in land prices. The BR-319 road, cutting through an 800-kilometer (500-mile) expanse of rainforest, was built in the…

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