Commodities for export still threaten rainforests in Brazil

16 de setembro de 2010

set 16, 2010

Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Paulo Moutinho

Correspondence:

We find your conclusion premature that there is no longer a direct correlation between food production in Brazil and deforestation in the Amazon.

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