Cattle driving big forest loss in Peru’s ‘under-appreciated’ Amazon

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceJul 19, 2016, 5:00 pm158 pts
When one thinks of cattle ranchers destroying the Amazon rainforest, one usually thinks of Brazil. And for good reason: cattle ranching continues to be the leading cause of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Currently, about two-thirds of cleared forest in the region becomes pasture for scores of cattle…

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