Mongabay iconMongabaySep 22, 2026

Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave rainforest highway advance

The Brazilian government has created four new sustainable development reserves in the Amazon as part of an effort to mitigate environmental damage from the controversial plan to fully pave the BR-319 highway. The road will pass through one of the most intact parts of the rainforest, which conservationists warn will lea

Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave rainforest highway advance

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