internet_chump t1_j4h2y3e wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Honduras Loses 10% of its Forests in Just 11 Years by decorama
500,000 of the 1.9 million hectares lost was from insect-borne disease and drought-caused forest fires. That isn't making money for anyone.
The vast majority of the rest isn't for a timber industry, it's for cattle ranching. As we've seen in Brazil, a large beef industry doesn't equate to a bump in GDP.
Of course Honduras can decide it's own future and use it's natural resources how it pleases, but slash and burn style cattle ranching isn't likely to help Honduras generate wealth, nor is it going to be sustainable.
NetworkLlama t1_j4h4o6x wrote
This is a big part of the reason that I'm rooting for cultured meat to be successful. So much of the world's forests and bundles are being cut down for ranching.
On the other hand, that success will probably lead to millions of jobs being lost with no straightforward replacement.
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