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In Brazil, cattle industry begins to help fight deforestation
Description: Cattle ranching has been the primary driver of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, as huge swaths of rainforest are cleared to make way for agriculture. But "zero-deforestation agreements" signed by some of Brazil's big beef industry players appear to be helping reduce the destruction, a new study concludes. [Source: Science / AAAS]
URL: http://news.sciencemag.org/economics/2015/05/brazil-cattle-industry-begins-help-fight-deforestation
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Source: Science / AAAS
Publish Date: 5/15/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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