The Amazon rainforest could become the greatest casualty of the US-China trade war, warned an article in the journal Nature. A new study by scientists at Stanford University and Oregon State University, published on Monday, found that a combination of climate change and deforestation is driving up temperatures across much of Amazonia, with devastating consequences for biodiversity. The government of Jair Bolsonaro has further diluted the powers of the environment agency and pushed for the expansion of agricultural interests. The race to capitalise on the trade war which has cut out US suppliers is prompting Brazilian farmers, already grappling with poor-quality soil, to expand, putting up to 13 million hectares of Amazonian rainforest at risk.
The Amazon rainforest could become the greatest casualty of the US-China trade war, warned an article in the journal Nature. A new study by scientists at Stanford University and Oregon State University, published on Monday, found that a combination of climate change and deforestation is driving up temperatures across much of Amazonia, with devastating consequences for biodiversity. The race to capitalise on the trade war which has cut out US suppliers is prompting Brazilian farmers, already grappling with poor-quality soil, to expand, putting up to 13 million hectares of Amazonian rainforest at risk.