A U.S. logging company has won the rights to harvest trees in a large portion of Guyana’s Amazon rainforest. The timber concession covers 988,400 acres near the Brazilian border. Herald Tribune article
March 24, Brazilian authorities shut down a soybean shipping port on the Amazon River owned by U.S. company Cargill Inc. The company's environmental impact statement did not meet required standards. Expansion of soy cultivation is major contributor to loss of rainforest.
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