‘Rampant forest destruction’ wracks reserve as cattle ranching advances in Brazilian Amazon

Mongabay
Dec 28, 2021, 9:08 pm287 ptsTrending
The lush rainforest stretches for miles across the Terra do Meio Ecological Station, in Brazil’s northern state of Pará. Near the edge of the vast protected reserve, a makeshift road slices through the thick emerald canopy. Flanking it are swaths of freshly cleared land, spanning hundreds of hectares.…

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