JBS, other Brazil meatpackers linked to devastating Pantanal fires, Greenpeace says

Mongabay
Mar 17, 2021, 11:11 am588 ptsHot
In a new report, Greenpeace has linked major Brazilian meat processors JBS, Marfrig and Minerva to cattle ranchers that satellite data indicate were responsible for setting fires in Brazil’s Pantanal region last year. Beginning in July and August, around 30% of the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands,…

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