Cerrado: U.S. investment spurs land theft, deforestation in Brazil, say experts

Mongabay
Mar 28, 2018, 3:10 pm247 pts
Twenty years ago, these men lost the basis for their livelihoods. Possessing little money, they relied on the land on which they farmed to provide them with food. Today, they only get by with the support of state assistance. Photo by Alicia Prager This is the sixth of six stories in a series by journalists…

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