BR-319 Boosts Occupation of Area Preserved in the Amazon by Clandestine Routes and by Agriculture, Show Satellite Images

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Even before being paved, as the federal government defends, the BR-319, which links Manaus to Porto Velho, drives a process of agricultural occupation of one of the most preserved areas of the Amazonian Forest. In a radius of five kilometers from the highway, the extension of the mesh of clandestine roads grew 70% between 2020 and 2025, according to data from the Institute of Man and Environment of the Amazon (Imazon) given exclusively to the GL…