It is not the world's problem that Brazil undereducates it's' people so all they believe they are qualified to do is slash and burn farming. Yet, the world has inherited this hideously ridiculous paradigm that is destroying the vitally important rainforest.
Money is all they understand and is all they WANT to understand. On one hand the man in the video states that he is not educated enough to do anything but slash and burn farming and in the next breath states he has wisdom that the rainforest burns every year for it's own health. It can't be both. He is either stupid or understands the value of the rainforest. I don't think he cares about the value of the rainforest. Here again greed is at work over any form of humanity.
September 6, 2019
By Megan Cerullo
"Due to the severe fires in the Brazilian part of the Amazon rainforest, and the connections to cattle production, we have decided to place a temporary ban on leather from Brazil," the company said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch.
The world's second-largest clothing retailer reiterated that the ban is temporary, and will remain in effect until "there are credible assurance systems in place to verify that the leather does not contribute to environmental harm in the Amazon."
"The vast majority" of the fashion group's leather is sourced from Europe, the company noted.
H&M joins VF Corp., which owns Timberland, Vans, North Face and other shoe and apparel brands, in halting leather purchases from Brazil until suppliers show it's not connected to widespread deforestation. VF, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, made its announcement last week....
