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#News: #Study reveals loose legislation in #Brazil's #Cerrado is fuelling #deforestation. Nearly 1M hectares cleared since 2010. #Agribusiness for #palmoil #soy #cattle and #goldmining expansion increases water conflicts #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/study-warns-that-loosened-legislation-is-driving-deforestation-in-bahias-cerrado/
Study warns that loosened legislation is driving deforestation in Bahia’s Cerrado
Since 2010, loosened state legislation has contributed to the spread of authorized deforestation in western Bahia, where municipalities like São Desidério stand out among Brazil’s most aggressive deforesters.Xavier Bartaburu (Conservation news)
