In Paraguay, rural communities facing deforestation see power – and profit – in a beloved drink
- Written by Peter Friederici, Director, Sustainable Communities Program, Northern Arizona University
More than 300,000 hectares of subtropical forest in Paraguay have burned since July due to illegal land clearing for agriculture, according to the National Security Ministry, Oct. 1, 2019. AP Photo/Jorge SaenzThe Atlantic Forest, a vast swath of well-watered and biodiverse woodland, once covered much of eastern South America.
But after three...