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(2009) Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars
Authors |
Adam D. |
Source |
The Guardian (21) |
Type |
A - News article or press release (322) |
Peer Review |
3 - Low (686) |
Audience |
G - Generalist (1722) |
Notes |
A three-year survey by Greenpeace shows that western demand for beef and leather and an increase in cattle ranching is leading to intensified deforestation in the Amazon |
Resources online
Categories
Tropical
Habitat Loss and Fragmentation
Extinction Risk
Amazon
Keywords
Amazon
beef production
land use change
Countries
Brazil
Regions
South America
Entered by: Marion Foley-fisher, 6/2009