Brazil’s new licensing accord is a gateway to forest destruction via the BR-319 highway (commentary)

Mongabay
Aug 20, 2025, 8:48 am146 pts
On July 15, Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and the Ministry of Transportation reached an “accord” for licensing the notorious BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway reconstruction project. The Ministry of Transportation will contract a company to perform a “strategic…

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