With pressure on their native land and traditional foods, agrochemicals polluting their rivers, and a high rate of chronic disease have left the Xavante people of Brazil’s Cerrado savanna vulnerable to the pandemic.
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Booming soy industry could threaten Brazil’s climate commitments
Soy production is booming — but researchers are warning that the soy industry’s rise could be the downfall of Brazil’s climate commitments.
National Geographic Magazine: Farming the Amazon
Industrial-scale soybean producers are ing loggers and cattle ranchers in the land grab, speeding up destruction and further fragmenting the great Brazilian wilderness.
IBAMA seized soybean in embargoed farms in Pará
More than 372 tons of soybeans were seized in the operation. Farmer used fraudulent notes to market the product.
Most of the Brazilian Biodiesel is produced from soybean oil
Studies show that this predominance generates environmental, economic and social impacts.