Soaring demand from China for Bolivian beef is fueling wildfires and deforestation as cattle ranchers slash and burn jungle in the Amazon ecosystem to make way for cattle pastures.
China’s Beef Demand in Bolivia Drives Deforestation and Wildfires
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Firefighters put out a blaze near Robore, in Santa Cruz department, August 2019. Cesar Calani Cosso/Epoch Times

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