> Until the locals have an alternative means of income. Which locals? As long as the global demand for cattle is growing, people will move into the Amazon and

> Until the locals have an alternative means of income. Which locals? As long as the global demand for cattle is growing, people will move into the Amazon and turn it into pasture. Between strong population growth [1 billion every 20 years] and global enrichment, global demand for commodities is all but guaranteed to grow.