Cattle ranching
Huge areas of rainforest in Brazil are cut down for cattle ranching, which exhausts the soil within a few years. Ranchers slash and burn rainforests to grow grass pasture for cattle.
Slash and burn
Nomadic farmers slash and burn forests for farmland. After a few years, they move on to allow the soil to regenerate.The initial result of the slash and burn is far from a manicured field. It can take even 3-5 years to get rid of the roots and stumps.
Overgrazing
A shortage of land forces nomadic farmers to stay in one place. The land is overgrazed and the soil dries up.
Huge areas of rainforest in Brazil are cut down for cattle ranching, which exhausts the soil within a few years. Ranchers slash and burn rainforests to grow grass pasture for cattle.
Slash and burn
Nomadic farmers slash and burn forests for farmland. After a few years, they move on to allow the soil to regenerate.The initial result of the slash and burn is far from a manicured field. It can take even 3-5 years to get rid of the roots and stumps.
Overgrazing
A shortage of land forces nomadic farmers to stay in one place. The land is overgrazed and the soil dries up.
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