- Illegal cattle ranching has torn through Nicaragua’s rainforests in recent years, supplying a growing international market for meat despite calls for better oversight of the industry.
- The practice has led to a spike in cases of New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), a parasitic fly that feeds on warm-blooded animals.
- A new investigation by conservation group Re:wild found that years of industry reforms still haven’t prevented cattle ranchers from deforesting protected areas and Indigenous territories.
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As the largest buyer of beef from Nicaragua, the US has a responsibility to ensure the burgers on Americans’ grills were not produced through illegal deforestation
Make your own. Even better, grow your own ingredients. Even better, just eat fruits and nuts and things that grow on trees in the first place.