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Land grabs put the rainforest at risk by increasing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

How Brazil Is Privatizing Public Forests and Opening the Door for More Deforestation

Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also ...

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Gabriel Cardoso Carrero, Cynthia S. Simmons and Robert T. Walker
Pedro Mura, from the Mura tribe, reacts in front of a deforested area inside the Amazon rainforest - REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Through Green Land Grabbing, Farmers in the Amazon Steal from Indians and Trick the Law

As global demand for food commodities has swelled, so has the practice of “land ...

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Fabio Teixeira
Ana Luiza Junqueira Vilela Viacava jailed for land grabbing in the Amazon - Federal Police/Publicity

Vilela: A Brazilian Family Synonymous with Terror in the Amazon

Every month, a group of wealthy women representing some of Brazil’s most exclusive and ...

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Sue Branford and Maurício Torres