Illegal deforestation intensifies along Brazilian highway as agribusiness hopes swell

Mongabay
Jul 23, 2021, 7:44 pm192 pts
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — In a far-flung slice of the Brazilian Amazon, a potholed highway cuts hundreds of miles through the heart of the rainforest. In its most rudimentary stretch, it is flanked on both sides by lush forests. But the emerald canopy surrounding the road is disappearing, giving way to cattle…

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