Amazon Wildfire Crisis Linked to Meat Consumption: 'These Forests Are Not Burned By Accident'
Last year, the country shipped 1.64 million tonnes of beef, which generated $6.57 billion in revenue, according to theBrazilian Beef Exporters Association. Ana Folhadella, communications and development manager of the Amazon Conservation Association, also tells PEOPLE that the neighboring country of Bolivia has lost “an estimated 1 million acres” of land in the fires. Amazon rainforest on fire.STR/AFP/Getty The trend in meat production has the support of President Bolsonaro, who has condemned deforestation warnings that could interfere with trade negotiations....