100,000 Amazon Trees Chopped Down to Build Road for COP30 Climate Conference

[serendipity]

Serendipity will believe anything that pleases his insufferable denialism. Use that brain you were born with, man.

The obese cunt speaks,

Well...

If you do the math, you get...

Assuming the clearing is about 350 feet wide, 8 miles of clearing this forest at 100,000 trees equals one tree every 144 square feet (a 12' x 12' area). Now, that's dense!
Given that there are about 200 to 400 trees per acre, somehow this road has roughly double to quadruple the density of trees of the rest of the Amazon rain forest...

AI Overview
Yes, reports confirm that a four-lane highway is being built through protected areas of the Amazon rainforest in preparation for the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. This construction involves deforestation of tens of thousands of acres, impacting wildlife, indigenous communities, and the local ecosystem. The project is controversial, drawing criticism from environmentalists for its direct environmental damage, despite some claims by officials that it will be built sustainably.
Details of the project
Location: The new highway is being built through a protected area of the Amazon rainforest near Belém, Brazil.
Purpose: The highway is intended to improve access and infrastructure for the COP30 climate summit, which will host an estimated 50,000 attendees.
Scale: The construction involves deforestation of tens of thousands of acres and has been described as creating a "war zone" with felled trees and paved-over wetlands.
Controversy: Critics argue that the project, which includes 13 km of deforestation, directly contradicts the summit's goal of addressing climate change by damaging a critical carbon-absorbing forest.
Environmental and social impacts
Habitat destruction: The highway is destroying habitats and disrupting wildlife, leading to concerns about animal crossings and the shrinking of breeding grounds. Local vets have reported increased injuries to animals.
Impact on communities: The construction is also affecting local communities, with reports of people losing access to their primary source of income from the forest without compensation.
Loss of resources: The areas being cleared were previously used by people for activities like harvesting açaí.
Waterways: The construction has also led to muddy water, indicating a significant impact on local waterways.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

AI Overview
Yes, reports confirm that a four-lane highway is being built through protected areas of the Amazon rainforest in preparation for the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. This construction involves deforestation of tens of thousands of acres, impacting wildlife, indigenous communities, and the local ecosystem. The project is controversial, drawing criticism from environmentalists for its direct environmental damage, despite some claims by officials that it will be built sustainably.
Details of the project
Location: The new highway is being built through a protected area of the Amazon rainforest near Belém, Brazil.
Purpose: The highway is intended to improve access and infrastructure for the COP30 climate summit, which will host an estimated 50,000 attendees.
Scale: The construction involves deforestation of tens of thousands of acres and has been described as creating a "war zone" with felled trees and paved-over wetlands.
Controversy: Critics argue that the project, which includes 13 km of deforestation, directly contradicts the summit's goal of addressing climate change by damaging a critical carbon-absorbing forest.
Environmental and social impacts
Habitat destruction: The highway is destroying habitats and disrupting wildlife, leading to concerns about animal crossings and the shrinking of breeding grounds. Local vets have reported increased injuries to animals.
Impact on communities: The construction is also affecting local communities, with reports of people losing access to their primary source of income from the forest without compensation.
Loss of resources: The areas being cleared were previously used by people for activities like harvesting açaí.
Waterways: The construction has also led to muddy water, indicating a significant impact on local waterways.

There are 43, 560 square feet in an acre. That gives a area size of 208 feet on a side. The road is 8 miles long. A 4 lane highway is typically 80 to 100 feet wide.

If we count the width as say 150 feet to give some shoulder clearance and a median, we get an area in square feet of about 6.3 million. Rounding up some that's about 150 acres of land cleared to make the highway. I'll be generous and say it's 300 acres cleared.

That's a far cry from "tens of thousands" your illiterate AI claims. It has zero impact on "indigenous communities" as there are none on or near the road. It will have little or no impact on wildlife or the local ecosystem. The road crosses no wetlands.

Aside from that, maybe you should look at a map, like on Google Earth or something. This road is being built on the outskirts of Belem from the Alca Viaria do Para to the Av. Perimetral. Belem is a major city in Brazil and this road is not out in the middle of nowhere in the Amazon rainforest. Things on either side, adjacent to this new road include a large solar power array, a huge electrical distribution substation, a sports club, a large park, and scattered existing businesses and homes.

 

[serendipity]

Nobody uses imperial measurements anymore asides from Septics.