date:May 14, 2012
n biodiversity, as well as causing soil erosion and groundwater pollution. Deforestation also releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, reducing the earth's ability to store greenhouse gases and greatly increasing the risk of climate change. Environment aside, the soy industry has been blamed for a range of social problems, with activists accusing planters of land-grabbing, displacement of indigenous people and causing health problems through excessive pesticide use, among other claims.
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