Its very sad to see the poor cattle ranchers of the Amazon region, especially of Alta Floresta being sandwiched between the Government’s simultaneous efforts at development and conservation of the natural resources. There was a time when the...

When Valdemar Gamba’s small farm in southern Brazil was flooded by the building of a dam 30 years ago, the Government gave him compensation and pointed him towards the Amazon. The ruling generals feared that if they continued to neglect the...