Brazil sets record for highly hazardous pesticide consumption: report

Mongabay
Mar 12, 2020, 2:02 pm194 pts
Dead honey bees found by beekeepers in Santa Maria town, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Image by Sofia Perpétua / Unearthed. Brazil is not only the world’s champion in pesticides consumption (more than US$10 billion annually), but also the largest buyer of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) — a United…

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