Big banks fund the heavy machinery used for Amazon deforestation, report says

Mongabay
Aug 4, 2022, 9:00 am200 pts
The deforestation sweeping across the Brazilian Amazon is driven largely by industrial agriculture, mining and cattle ranching. But those activities wouldn’t be possible without heavy machinery like bulldozers and tractors, and the big banks that often finance their purchase. Questionable business practices,…

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