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Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:59PM (#30603215)
Rich countries need to put up or shut up and negotiate to pay these countries to protect the Amazon.
Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by maronato on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:35PM (#30606471)
Rich countries are already paying Brazil a lot of money - to destroy the rainforest. The cleared land is mostly used to produce meat, and Brazil is the largest meat exporter[1] in the world.

[1]: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-largest-expo...

Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by sgift on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @01:35PM (#30603877)
The problem is enforcement. Rich country gives non-rich country money. Non-rich country still destroys rain forest. What now?
Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @10:54PM (#30610757)
You are paying subscribtion, if the forest is destroyed no future money. You don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs, even dictators and idiots know that
Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by goldorak on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @09:03AM (#30614463)
that's a very very dangerous assumption, people can be really shot term focus, I saw that in many companies, cash out and run, tomorrow it's far away.
Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by PradeetPatel on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:49PM (#30605676)
Rich countries are not charities, such donation achieves no material nor political objectives.
Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:34PM (#30606450)
That's fine. Then rich westerners should not care when it gets destroyed.
Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @10:56PM (#30610770)
Is California droughts, loosing arable land and billions in crops not material enough?
Re:Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from d... by k__ on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @01:04PM (#30603311)
Wasn't there a talk about the Amazon being used to rebuild after a nuclear war?