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Article: The Amazon: it's what's for dinner: the spread of soy plantations poses a new threat to the rainforest.(EARTH ISLAND PROJECT NEWS)
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- Earth Island Journal
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- January 1, 2009
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Edilberto Sena is a priest in the liberation theology mold. After running a community development project deep in the Amazon for six years, he now manages Radio Rural, a Catholic radio station in the Amazonian city of Santarem. He uses the post to advocate for the rainforest and its people--a task that is more difficult than ever.
"Oh, man, you should come here to see with your eyes what is happening here," he wrote me in an e-mail. "I become angry anytime I start thinking about this. You know, the government, the judges, the politicians, the First World--nobody comes here to help us to stop the destruction of the Amazon. ... The only help is this financial ...