Brazil’s Amazon shipping plan faces criticism for environmental and social impact

Mongabay
Jan 15, 2025, 12:12 pm85 pts
Brazil is set to approve a controversial expansion of 2,000 kilometers, or more than 1,200 miles, of new shipping channels in the Amazon. With a price tag in the billions of reais, the expansion is needed to ensure cheaper, more efficient transportation of agricultural commodities out of the Amazon, the…

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