Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest

Re:Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest by emblaegh on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @04:37AM (#20755467)

I can be proven wrong, but I don't think it's poor farmers who are responsible for the deforestation of the Amazon. It's mostly big latifund owners with lots of lobbying power.

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Re:Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest by jeanlucas on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @05:33AM (#20755735)

Gonna scream that one here: mining, look at norwegian and international companies mining in the middle of the forest. Plus previous administrations actions, like a giant power plant that will divert one of the biggest rivers over there.

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Re:Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest by V3ritas1337 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @07:25AM (#20756279)

mining only equates for roughly 10% of the deforestation of the amazon rainforest, we should be looking at the meat industry, it equates for roughly 75% - 80% of deforestation.

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