A new soy rush has been kick-started and large-scale farm producers from all over Brazil are flocking to the Amazon in hopes of striking it rich with this golden crop. The link between Amazon destruction and soy expansion is clear, irrefutable, and well documented.
The harmful repercussions of soy expansion are felt most painfully by the native communities and small scale farmers who are forced to leave their land. For those unwilling to sell, or don't have title to their land, thugs and threats replace checkbooks as new negotiation tools.
This 15 minute Greenpeace video visits Santarem, Western Para's main city and the latest frontline for soy expansion. For in-depth information about soy's destruction of the Amazon rainforest, read Many Shades of Green - Soy's Sad Legacy in the Amazon, Part I of a four part series.
