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 — CO₂ that is released back into the atmosphere when trees are felled.
