One study has estimated that paving Highway BR-319 will result in a five-fold rise in deforestation by 2030, the equivalent of an area larger than the state of Florida.
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after months of hedging on the issue, has committed his government to finishing a road through a pristine part of the Amazon rainforest, a move scientists say will bring disastrous deforestation. Lula is under pressure to complete paving the BR-319 as an alternative for […] Read moreTag Archives anti-deforestation
JBS calls for more anti-deforestation efforts
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — Brazil needs a mandatory government program to track cattle being raised for beef to prevent deforestation, the head of the world’s largest meat company, Brazil’s JBS, said recently. Cattle ranching, along with clearing land to sell timber or grow crops, is driving deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The destruction of rainforests, […] Read more
