Yes it does. Very little of todays poverty, particularly in a place like Brazil is of the starvation-level variety and the people burning down the forrests are very much NOT the starving poor, they're on the wealthier side even!
Hmm. Growing up in a developed industrial economy must be lovely. So the communities who've lived in or by said forrests are a non issue? You know, the people who've lived there for centuries if not longer. People to whom the forest isn't just a bunch of trees but home.
Because middle class brazilians in Rio or Cruziero can afford Macdonalds, so there are no poor people and woo woo we can burn down the forest to plant soy and make grazing land for cattle? That's it? Were going to burn millenia old forests just so Macdonalds can make more beef burgers. A fucking burger?
Indonesia is losing their forests to Doritoes. A fucking chip. Future generations better make usuable manure of our bones.
Make of that what you will. I dont think brazil would burn old forrests at the rate they are with US somewhere in the equation. Nor do I think Indonesia would deforrest without the US/EU need for palm oil above all else.