Deforestation in Brazil and Argentina

Giardini

________ said that when illegal deforestation is detected companies incur measly fines, if they have to pay anything at all.

deforestation

Meanwhile, ________ continues in prohibited areas, owing to provincial exemptions.

Greenpeace

We see the before and after to verify if there is a change in land use, or deforestation, "said Hernán Giardini, head of the ________ forest campaign, who added that the organization works in the provinces of Santiago del Estero, Salta, Chaco and Formosa, which account for 80 % of Argentinas deforestation over the past 30 years. ________ attributes deforestation to the advance of the agricultural frontier, mainly for soy cultivation, but also livestock.

Brazil

________ has asked its security forces to help fight deforestation in the Amazon.

Cano

They leave only patches of trees .. ________ said Greenpeaces numbers match official data and agreed that the expansion of the agricultural and livestock frontier, not just soy, drives deforestation.