How Mennonites in Belize built a land-buying machine taking over forests
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How Mennonites in Belize built a land-buying machine taking over forests
Over the past two decades, Belize lost around 20% of its forest cover - more than 350,000 hectares (865,000 acres). Much of it is the result of agricultural expansion by Mennonites, the conservative Christian denomination that arrived in the country more than six decades ago. To understand the corporate machinery that's allowed the Mennonites to expand so quickly, often outbidding private landowners and environmental groups trying to protect the…
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