Pressure mounts on EU to curb Brazilian deforestation, human rights abuses

Mongabay
May 9, 2019, 12:05 pm229 pts
Deforestation due to agricultural expansion is rife in Brazil and around the globe, threatening biodiversity and adding greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Photo credit: Gidsicki on VisualHunt / CC BY In the 100 days since Jair Bolsonaro became president of the world’s fourth largest democracy, Brazil…

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