Reposted by Bart Crezee
Rabobank backed a multimillion-euro plan to protect a Bolivian forest the size of Malta. Instead, it was bought by a Brazilian agribusiness giant accused of major deforestation, with a Rabobank employee helping secure the acquisition. Now its future is in question.
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Rabobank backed a bid to preserve a Bolivian forest. It lost to Brazil’s ‘king of soy’
The family behind one of the world’s biggest soy producers has bought a crucial patch of forest in Bolivia, raising serious concerns over disastrous environmental consequences. Now, FTM can reveal tha...