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Brazil senate considers lifting ban on sugarcane production in Amazon
The bill condemned by environmentalists would allow ethanol production, driving more deforestation and unravel protections
Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
@domphillips
Mon 26 Mar 2018 19.21 EDT
A bill being rushed through Brazil’s senate would lift a ban on the cultivation of sugarcane for ethanol fuel in the Amazon, driving more deforestation and making it harder for the country to meet its commitments under the Paris Climate Deal.
The bill, which has been roundly condemned by environmentalists, companies and even Brazil’s union of sugarcane producers (UNICA), marks the latest move by a conservative congress to unravel Amazon protections.
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Under a 2009 decree, sugar cane production is not allowed in the Amazon biome.
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It could be “one of the biggest disasters for the forest,” he said.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/26/brazil-senate-considers-lifting-ban-on-sugarcane-production-in-amazon
