‘Boom and bust’ of deforestation
By Richard Chasey, posted on June 14th, 2009 in Agriculture, Biodiversity
Originally Published by BBC News
Using the Amazon forest for ranches and plantations creates a short economic “boom” and a long “bust”, researchers find.
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