Podcast: Where Does the Meat You Eat Come From? Episodes 1 and 2 (Spanish)

This story excerpt was translated from Spanish. To listen to the podcast episodes in full, in Spanish, click on the links below or visit La Liga Contra el Silencio. You may also listen to them on the Rainforest Journalism Fund website. Our website is available in English, Spanish, bahasa Indonesia, French, and Portuguese.

The impact of cattle ranching on deforestation has been growing for about a decade. The list of drivers of deforestation is headed by the appropriation of forests for crops or illegal mining, followed by illicit crops and cattle ranching, according to IDEAM monitoring.

Cattle ranchers insist that there is no evidence linking cattle ranching to forest clearing.

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