South America's largest savanna is being plundered, according to a report by an investigative nonprofit, amid calls for governments in rich consumer markets to regulate the markets.
South America's largest savanna is being plundered, according to a report by an investigative nonprofit, amid calls for governments in rich consumer markets to regulate the markets.
He alleges the Horita brothers arrived in the region in the 1980s after acquiring 1,200ha of farmland. Today, the group owns at least 140,000ha of land spread over six regional municipalities and has reportedly become among the wealthiest families in Brazil.that own large-scale farms and mass-produce cotton, and have faced lengthy records of court injunctions, corruption rulings, and millions of dollars in fines for clearing around 100,000 hectares of the Cerrado's wilderness.
It says the same"blind spot" affects areas of the West, including the US and UK. At the same time, Brazil's PPCerrado bid to clamp down on deforestation in the Cerrado fails to address deforestation amid unstable policies. It calls for a halt to"all large-scale deforestation."The Better Cotton System suffers from a"deep conflict of interests," notably in Brazil, says Earthsight.
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