Potássio do Brasil failed to properly consult Autazes’ communities about the impacts of a $2 billion potash project, our investigation shows.
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Amazon “soy belt” will feed global thirst for Brazil’s commodities
In Humaitá, a town located on the banks of the Madeira River and on the crossroads of two Amazonian major highways, a local infrastructure project is touted to bring growth and progress. But it fuels fears of deforestation as the agricultural frontier advances.
Despite the soy moratorium, deforestation increased in Brazil
According to a study published today, deforested area for soybean planting has grown 61% in 2013. Agreement was renewed until May 2016.
National Geographic Magazine: Farming the Amazon
Industrial-scale soybean producers are joining loggers and cattle ranchers in the land grab, speeding up destruction and further fragmenting the great Brazilian wilderness.
Most of the Brazilian Biodiesel is produced from soybean oil
Studies show that this predominance generates environmental, economic and social impacts.