Through the practice, landowners can deforest a higher percentage of legitimately owned properties by counting illegally acquired land as a nature reserve.
Two giant US commodity traders bought soybeans in Brazil from farmers trying to evict a traditional community from South America’s largest savanna, where deforestation is hastening global warming, watchdog group Global Witness found on Tuesday.
Two giant U.S. commodity traders bought soybeans in Brazil from farmers trying to evict a traditional community from South America's largest savanna, where deforestation is hastening global warming, watchdog group Global Witness found on Tuesday.