Environmentalists denounce “alarming” deforestation in Amazonas state
Amidst the month when Belém, the capital of Pará state, welcomed the Amazon Dialogues and Amazon Summit, pivotal gatherings uniting authorities and environmental advocates for discussions on sustainable regional growth, researchers are flagging the "alarming expansion" of clandestine forest pathways along BR-319 road in the southern part of Amazonas state.A BR-319 Observatory (OBR-319) survey underscores the proliferation of such illegal routes, stretching across 5,092 kilometers in municipalities like Canutama, Humaitá, Manicoré, and Tapauá. This distance is nearly six times (5.8) the length of BR-319, which links the Amazonas and Rondônia state capitals, Manaus and Porto Velho, respectively. The period from 2016 to 2022 witnessed a 68 percent surge, adding 2,061 kilometers of new roads...