Burning land in Brazilian Cerrado

Financial Speculation Drives Massive Land Grabbing, Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado

WASHINGTON — International speculation in farmland is contributing to a land grabbing crisis in Brazil’s Cerrado savannah, fueling record deforestation and displacing indigenous and traditional agrarian communities, according to a new report released November 19 as COP30, the United Nations Convention on Climate Change draws to a close in the Brazilian city of Belem.    The …