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Deforestation in tropical regions
Sprawling roads enhanced tropical forest loss during the period 2001–2020

"It has been estimated that, between 2001 and 2020, more than 96% of deforestation worldwide happened in the tropics..The expected road expansion triggered by economic growth will accelerate deforestation in tropical regions in the coming decades."

Zheng, X., Chen, J., Zou, Z. et al. Sprawling roads enhanced tropical forest loss during the period 2001–2020. Commun Earth Environ 6, 218 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-021
#roads #biodiversity #deforestation #ParisAgreement #forests

Far from international forums and economical centers, locals in one of the Amazon deforestation hotspots seek alternatives to agribusiness and gold mines.

Mongabay went to Pará state’s southwest and found examples of people struggling to keep sustainable initiatives in a region dominated by soy, cattle, gold and logging.

By Fernanda Wenzel
news.mongabay.com/2025/03/the-

Mongabay Environmental News · The rough road to sustainable farming in an Amazon deforestation hotspotMongabay went to Pará state’s southwest and found examples of people struggling to keep sustainable initiatives in a region dominated by soy, cattle, gold and logging.
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@Radical_EgoCom @eternaltyro

others being exploited for economic proft •is• the danger of #capitalism.

and that is exactly what happens with the enslaved animals at farms.

you are not #anticapitalist if you are pro-slavery, and you support #slavery if you pay for others to be imprisoned and killed for your taste pleasure.

capitalism causes climate breakdown (along with other #ecocide, like #deforestation) through animal agriculture.

to insist on focus on climate change over veganism is like saying we should focus on peace rather than ending arms trade, or we should focus on feminism rather than abortion rights.

that is: you refuse to see the evils right in front of you, that you are even participating in, and instead you care only in the abstract.