The Trashing of the Amazon

Large areas of the Amazon rainforest have already been cleared. Some of these locations have been used to grow soya. Soya is frequently used as cattle feed to boost meat production. Cattle, burp out masses of methane, a very potent 'greenhouse gas' (it has stronger effects than carbon dioxide). The Amazon rainforest is also undersustained attack by President Bolanaro's Ferrograo project (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/28/bolsonaro-amazon-railway-climate-chaos-must-be-stopped). The Ferrograo project is a plan to build a 1000 km rail system, extending through the heart of the rainforest. Trains would pass within 500m of more than 700 officially environmentally-protected areas. Naturally, its construction and operation would cause environmental chaos. Why does President Bolsanaro want the rail line? His project, aims to speed the movement of soya (and other grains) from where they are grown to coastal seaports. Feed can then reach cattle, in the US and other countries, more quickly. The planet can then heat up at a faster speed. The Amazon rainforest would also be effectively destroyed in the process. It takes the phrase 'fiddling, whilst Rome burns', to a whole new level!