Without controls or protection, the road would open one of the final intact swaths of the Amazon to
expanded cattle ranching and soy production, easier access for loggers and a greater influx of settlers who will set more fires to clear forest for their crops.
Not exact matches
The Royale, Magnificent Burgers, a joint venture between Apheleia Restaurant Group and Plan B, is pleased to announced it is
expanding its partnership with A BAR N Ranch, one of the top
cattle ranches for Wagyu beef based in Sherman and Celina Texas.
Given this «vested interest» and the role
cattle ranching plays in forest loss, the report highlights an inherent conflict between in the government's aim to
expand beef while simultaneously reducing deforestation under its climate plan.
With land prices fast appreciating,
cattle ranching and industrial soy farms
expanding, and billions of dollars» worth of new infrastructure projects in the works, development pressure on the Amazon is expected to accelerate.