More fires in the Amazon:in May 120% more than in April.Because the cause is also on farms

In the last six years, 800 million trees have been cut down to satisfy the world's hunger for meat

As of May 2023, forest fires in the Amazon rainforest have increased by 120% compared to April.Last month, in fact, the reports of fires recorded by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) were 1,692.The trend is slightly positive, however, if you look at last year.In fact, compared to May 2022, the number of fires decreased by 26%.As is known, these fires are often set voluntarily by livestock breeders, who often illegally appropriate state land, often designated as a reserve for the indigenous people of the region, burn the trees and plant crops to feed the animals, or they transform the parched land into pasture.

In six years, 600 million trees have been cut down to make room for livestock farming

According to a journalistic investigation which saw the collaboration of Guardian, in the last six years, to fall to satisfy the world's hunger for meat - even that which we would not expect as the Bresaola from Valtellina PGI – 800 million trees were cut down.Around the slaughterhouses, 1.7 million hectares of forest have been razed to the ground, despite the promises of the Brazilian administrations, sometimes, like Bolsonaro's, in favor of deforestation, others against but incapable of managing such a large and fragmented territory in Autonomous federated states.The data was collected via satellite surveys, while among the companies that have relied on Brazilian retailers responsible for deforestation are Nestlé, and the supermarkets Lidl and Aldi.