As illegal forest conversion for industrial ag worsens, this moment is pivotal (commentary)

Mongabay
May 20, 2021, 12:06 pm241 pts
Seven years ago, I published a major report for the US think-tank Forest Trends: ‘Consumer Goods and Deforestation’ revealed how international markets for commodities like beef, soy and palm oil used in a wide range of foodstuffs and other consumables the world over, were by far the most important driver of…

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