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>A decade after the “Save the Rainforest” movement forced changes that dramatically slowed deforestation across the Amazon basin .... That resurgence, driven by
by rkachowski 10y ago
>A decade after the “Save the Rainforest” movement forced changes that dramatically slowed deforestation across the Amazon basin .... That resurgence, driven by the world’s growing appetite for soy and other agricultural crops
The article doesn't get into it, but what is driving this growing appetite? Is it a natural effect of population growth?
- paganel 10y agoThis and more people climbing out of the "miserably poor" hole and affording to eat better stuff (like stuff based on soy and other agricultural crops).
- jurip 10y agoAnd it's important to note that most soy is used to feed cattle etc: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/soy/consumers/ http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/soy/co...