<![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - climate crisis]]> 10 <![CDATA[The great highway that is destroying the Amazon to connect the city that will host COP30]]>

The construction of a major highway deep in the Amazon rainforestThe fact that it crossed a protected area has sparked international controversy due to its alleged connection with the UN summit against climate change This year's COP30, being held in Brazil. Regional authorities responsible for the project claim it has nothing to do with COP30, but the fact is that the highway under construction—which has deforested a 13-kilometer-long strip of land—will carry a good portion of the 50,000 summit participants to the host city, Belém do Pará.

]]> <![CDATA[Hunting mopias]]> For some time now, the main European media outlets have been regularly reporting on the environmental and social situation in the Balearic Islands. Interest in what's happening in the archipelago has shifted from the tabloids to recognized influential publications and programs. Local public opinion and that published on the mainland are converging in the same direction. This development heralds a new and unusual scenario. The Catalan government's double standard—sustainability on the left, and urban development and expansion of public squares on the right—is being publicly called into question. Deceiving citizens and visitors at the same time is beyond the reach of the conservative government.

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