Why the US–China trade war spells disaster for the Amazon

An analysis of global soya-bean production forecasts massive deforestation in Brazil — stakeholders must act fast to prevent it, warn Richard Fuchs and colleagues. An analysis of global soya-bean production forecasts massive deforestation in Brazil — stakeholders must act fast to prevent it, warn Ri...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2019-03, Vol.567 (7749), p.451-454
Main Authors: Fuchs, Richard, Alexander, Peter, Brown, Calum, Cossar, Frances, Henry, Roslyn C., Rounsevell, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
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Agriculture - economics
Agriculture - statistics & numerical data
Agriculture - trends
Amazon River region
Beef cattle
Brazil
Brazilian foreign relations
China
Chinese foreign relations
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Commerce - economics
Commerce - statistics & numerical data
Conservation of Natural Resources - statistics & numerical data
Conservation of Natural Resources - trends
Deforestation
Disasters - economics
Economic aspects
Environmental aspects
Glycine max
International trade
Meat - economics
Meat - supply & distribution
Rain forests
Rainforest
Soy Foods - economics
Soy Foods - supply & distribution
Soybeans
Tariffs
Trade disputes
Trade policy
United States
United States foreign relations
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Summary:An analysis of global soya-bean production forecasts massive deforestation in Brazil — stakeholders must act fast to prevent it, warn Richard Fuchs and colleagues. An analysis of global soya-bean production forecasts massive deforestation in Brazil — stakeholders must act fast to prevent it, warn Richard Fuchs and colleagues. Soy fields border untouched Cerrado forest in the Matopiba region of Brazil
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-019-00896-2