Brazil Amazon Case study stats

Commercial farming accounts for [blank_start]10[blank_end]% of deforestation

Cattle Ranching accounts for [blank_start]80[blank_end]% of deforestation

Logging accounts for just [blank_start]3[blank_end]% of deforestation

Trans-Amazonian Highway runs [blank_start]4000[blank_end]km and has opened up the rainforest

Land used for gold mining has gone up [blank_start]5[blank_end] fold to [blank_start]50000[blank_end]ha

IMPACTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Worth [blank_start]25[blank_end] billion dollars yearly

Less than [blank_start]1[blank_end]% of plants in the Amazon have been thoroughly examined for medical properties