It's driving me mad that #PrayforAmazonas is trending with no or little talk of drivers. It's pretty simple: Brazil's main export is soybeans. These go, in large part, to feed livestock around the world. The demand for beef & dairy is driving this.
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/bra/ …
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Very true, but there is pressure and profits to be made on international (and national - part of deforestation is for domestic beef grazing) markets. Important to acknowledge & reduce that pressure.
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See chart in article linked (don't nec believe article that demand is decreasing): soy demand has more than doubled since 2000. https://www.deputter.ca/nwm-rising-production-and-declining-demand-a-bad-combination-for-soybeans/ …
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