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What do the criminals want? Less trees and more grazing? Why?

• mosselman 7y ago
  Because they earn (more) money from the cattle that grazes?
• pjc50 7y ago
  Land. It's quite hard to steal, but the old way of occupying it by force still works in areas that are remote and lawless enough. America has had a few high-profile cases of this, but with more guns and less fire. I'm surprised to see it happening in Spain.
  • pvaldes 7y ago
    Is more common that you think. The quota system implies that Europe/ Portugal/ Spain will pay you subsidies only if you can justify rights of use over a minimun number of hectares of pasture (calculated for your declared number of animals). Easy money. You have benefits even it you let the animals die later. Space is limited, and forests (and climate change figthing) always get in the way. Two years after the crime, nobody had seen anything, everybody closed their mouths and nobody cares anymore. Ka-ching!. You had assured that the money will keep flowing