columbinedaydream
columbinedaydream t1_j837x3x wrote
Reply to [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
cash crops and logging, two the biggest causes of deforestation of the Amazon
columbinedaydream t1_j85fmq5 wrote
Reply to comment by carshooter106 in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
this is just not true, soy production is one of the leading causes of deforestation. the problem is that the land isnt very good for it, so they log, grow cash crops like soy, and then land gets left barren because they cant grow anything on it after
https://rainforests.mongabay.com/kids/elementary/soy.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/795051
like this is one google search away, why am i being downvoted