Sentences with phrase «by cattle ranches»

It was local ranchers, the department believes, who carried out the attack because they oppose the government's protection of the land — which is surrounded by cattle ranches and soy - bean plantations.

More than 38,600 square miles has been cleared for pasture since 1996, bringing the total area occupied by cattle ranches in the Brazilian Amazon to 214,000 square miles, an area larger than France.

During the colonization of Brazil in the 16th century, land was doled out entirely to Portuguese royal families, and, today, productive land in the lowland savanna has been swallowed up by cattle ranches, soybean farms, and eucalyptus plantations run by powerful business interests.

Illegal and legal deforestation, driven by cattle ranching, soy production for livestock feed and logging for timber and charcoal, continues to be a significant problem in Brazil today.

A cow stands in Brazil's Pantanal, the world's largest wetland which is threatened by cattle ranching and agriculture.

Not exact matches

Just as in the other operational categories of the World Bank, its interest in promoting cattle - ranching in Central America does not seem to correspond to a desire to confront the conditions and structures produced by man and by poverty.

Yet despite its protected status, the reserve's pristine forests are imperiled by agricultural conversion, illegal cattle ranching, hunting, drug trafficking, and other unsanctioned activities.

«No more movement of cattle from one location to another in the State and any cattle seen anywhere in Ekiti State apart from the ranch created for them by their owners will be confiscated by the government and their owners will be prosecuted.

He also warned that government will henceforth confiscate any cattle seen anywhere in the State apart from ranch created for them by their owners.

National secretary of the forum, Yinka Odumakin, speaking on Channels Tv said cattle rearing is a business which should not be funded by government, thereby, calling on Miyetti Allah to practice ranching like President Muhammadu Buhari whom he described as their patron.

This has led me to the central Amazon, where I've been investigating how the isolation of fragments of rain forest by logging and cattle ranching influences the growth of plants found in the forest understory.

Though it is on a sprawling cattle ranch on a remote, lonely plain, it is nonetheless protected by a barbed - wire - topped fence and a gate guard, a determined woman known as Toad.

Cattle Ranching Intensification in Brazil Can Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sparing Land from Deforestation, A. S. Cohn, A. Mosnier, P. Havlik, H. Valin, M. Herrero, E. Schmid, M. O'hare, M. Obersteiner, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, doi: 10.1073 / pnas.1307163111, April 30, 2014.

Together they wander into scenes that play, charmingly if weirdly, like grungy moments from a Sam Peckinpah Western, complete with savage hillbilly raptors, chatty campfire boasts (some voiced by the tangy Sam Elliott as a ranching T. Rex) and herds of cattle.

The ranch was founded in 1853 by steamboat captain Richard King and continues to produce cattle and crops in Texas and on property the company owns in Florida.

Its story belongs to a girl who grew up surrounded by dust storms and cattle ranches and summer lightning, who took refuge from the vastness of the land and the ever - present wind by retreating into books.

Framed for cattle rustling and horse theft by the corrupt banker who foreclosed on their employer's ranch, Buck and Dobie find themselves out of work, out of cash, and out of luck.

Still, there is considerable traffic generated by the active petroleum, agriculture, and cattle ranching industries, and plenty of people driving to schools, commuting to work, or heading out for weekend getaways.

She grew up on a ranch surrounded by a wide array of animals: from cats and dogs to horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, llamas, chickens, and peacocks.

Michael Moon is the ranch manager, and he began the morning by speaking to the group about the mission of Chico Basin Ranch, a working cattle ranch dedicated to working collaboratively with neighboring ranches and with people and organizations in the local community and nearby cities to establish relationships that enhance the ecological and economic stability of this ranching operation.

We wanted a more authentic experience, so we chose Estancia Los dos Hermanos, a working cattle ranch run by genuine gauchos, and known for its quality horses and lavish asado lunch spreads.

The province is known for its cattle ranches, travelers will see many homes surrounded by green pastures and grazing cows.

Not only horse but the players could also own barns of their own from which they would select a ride or have an upgradeable ranch, one that will earn them money by selling cattle and make money.

Farmers» fires, cattle ranching, and timber cutting denude the Brazilian Amazon by perhaps half a percent each year, and the government seems powerless to stop it.

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Accordingly, major industrial drivers of deforestation — the palm oil, cattle ranching, and logging industries — were significantly affected by activist campaigns in 2009.

«In addition to the significant GHG emissions reductions achieved by this project, carbon financing allows local ranch families to maintain their traditional livelihood of cattle grazing by providing economic incentives,» said Dick Kempka, Vice President of Business Development for The Climate Trust.

Cattle ranching accounts for half of Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions according to a new study led by scientists from Brazil's National Space Institute for Space Research (INPE).

Still, there is considerable traffic generated by the active petroleum, agriculture, and cattle ranching industries, and plenty of people driving to schools, commuting to work, or heading out for weekend getaways.

Roy gained life experience for the real estate arena by growing up and working on sheep and cattle ranches in Wyoming.

The owners of a sprawling Wyoming cattle ranch acted in bad faith by replacing their longstanding broker after he assembled a promising deal, and were wrong to deny him commission when the deal closed, the Supreme Court of Wyoming ruled in December.