China, EU, US trading with Brazilian firms fined for Amazon deforestation: report

Mongabay
May 6, 2019, 1:09 pm167 pts
Cattle ranching is the primary cause of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon today, with much of the meat exported. Image © Henrique Manreza / TNC Brazil-based exporters of commodities fined for Amazon illegal logging and deforestation freely trade with, and receive financing from, major importers and…

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