"Cattle Ranching Destroying The Amazon" Part 2

"Cattle Ranching Destroying The Amazon" Part 2

Author: Various Authors October 16, 2009 Duration: 15:35
This podcast is the conclusion of the reading of four online articles about the destruction taking place in the Amazon Rain Forest by illegal Cattle Ranching. To read the articles in their entirety click on the links below: Copyright: greenpeace.org - How cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/forests/how-cattle-ranching-chewing-amazon-rainforest-20090129 Copyright: reuters.com - Greenpeace says global beef trade destroying Amazon http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN14290980 Copyright: reuters.com - Brazil beef industry yields to Amazon criticism http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN29452445 Copyright: csmonitor.com - Can Nike and Wal-Mart save the Amazon? http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0922/p06s07-woam.html

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