Brazil will invest $75 million to modernize BR-319, a highway running through the Amazon rainforest. The government also announced an environmental protection plan intended to safeguard the forest from potential impacts of the road. Environmentalists say deforestation often occurs along roadsides because they are easier to access, and they call for commitments that address that pattern. The Amazon provides habitat for millions of species and helps cool the planet. Its trees absorb and store carbon dioxide, which returns to the atmosphere when trees are felled. BR-319 was opened in 1976, later abandoned due to maintenance difficulties, and remains only partly usable. The government plans inspection checkpoints, enforcement bases, and new conservation units, with private support scheduled for 2028.
"Brazil's government on Wednesday announced that it will invest $75 million (about 65 million) in the BR-319 highway that cuts through the center of the Amazon forest. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration simultaneously announced an environmental protection plan to safeguard the forest from the potential impacts of the highway. Environmentalists arguethat a lot of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest takes place along roadsides because they're easier to access and advocate for developing commitments that keep that in mind."
"The Amazon rainforest is not only home to millions of species of plants and animals but also play a critical cooling effect on the planet. Plus, its trees also absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere CO that is released back into the atmosphere when trees are felled. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What to know about BR-319"
"BR-319 was officially opened in 1976 and was abandoned later because maintaining the road became very difficult. Ever since, only a part of the road has been usable. The 560-mile (900-kilometer) dirt road is the only one connecting the manufacturing hub of Manaus, deep in the jungle in the north, to the rest of the country. The highway project was pushed by the country's military dictatorship, which wanted to develop the area and integrate it with the rest of the country."
"The government pledged to install inspection checkpoints, enforcement agency bases and to create new conservation units. It said it would hire a private company in 2028 to support en. Lula vows climate protections "From an environmental standpoint, it will be the most modern road in the world," Lula said during a ceremony in Amazonas state, home to the city of Manaus, accompanied by Environment Minister Joao Paulo Capobianco."
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