This is the story of how three individual landowners engineered the single-largest instance of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

The clearing of 6,469 hectares (or 15,985 acres) of forest in the southern part of Pará state could earn them nearly $20 million in profit at current land prices.

Read the article from Fernanda Wenzel

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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/the-20m-flip-the-story-of-the-largest-land-grab-in-the-brazilian-amazon/

Happy Saturday. If you're looking for an inspiring and happy story for the weekend, I've got a great pick for you here with some amazing photography from Inaê Guion. New farmers in Brazil are embaracing beekeeping and agroforesty on previously unporductive land. Check it out!

#News #Environment #Brail #Bees #Agroforestry #Environment

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/photos-newcomer-farmers-in-brazil-embrace-bees-agroforestry-and-find-success/