Monday, December 6, 2010

Can Brazil continue to slow deforestation in the Amazon?

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/23/brazil.rainforest/index.html


Los arboles en las Amazonas son cortan para plantar maiz. Government officials say that Brazil is doing it "to survive." However, there are many people that disagree. The Brazil nut tree takes up to 400 years to grow where as the corn plant only takes four months. Some argue that the Brazil nut tree is a staple to traditional Amazon life and should not be taken away. 

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