Articles by Gabriel Elizondo in Maraba, Brazil

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WORLD BANK LOAN ?THREATENS AMAZON?
Gabriel Elizondo in Maraba, Brazil, 16 Oct 2008

The expansion of Brazil’s cattle industry is widely regarded as being one of the greatest single threats to the Amazon rainforest. Now, environmentalists say deforestation in the fragile region, and consequently climate change, are set to worsen following the World Bank’s sponsorship of a major loan to Brazil’s second-largest beef processors. The criticism comes after […]

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