Amazon’s ‘tipping point road’ gets new push with ease on licensing rules

Mongabay
Jul 14, 2025, 3:06 pm272 ptsTop
In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, a long-dormant infrastructure project is roaring back to life. Highway BR-319, an 885-kilometer (550-mile) stretch linking the cities of Manaus and Porto Velho, was initially inaugurated in 1976 but never fully paved. It fell into disrepair shortly after, abandoned for…

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