[senorjazz]

Although I agree with some of your points, you miss the point completely in others.

A lot of the deforestation in Brazil is not small farmers cutting down a few hectares to scrape out a living, but industrial agro-business. These corporations are not about lifting the poor out of poverty but the rich getting richer.

Deforestation of the Amazon by all Amazonian countries is a real problem.

Western countries dictating to impoverished countries not to use the resources the same as their countries did is a mark of hypocrisy, however there is an argument to be made about the sustainable use of the forests as opposed to clear cutting and making way for mega soy / palm oil / cattle plantations.

There are also global repercussions for the devastation of the Amazon (as well as serious local problems: drought, desertification, loss of lands which must not be put aside for a quick $ for the few.

The world should be concerned and be involved in the process. However, I am not hopeful after Correa (Ecuador) tried and failed to initialize a new plan where funding is generated to not exploit oil reserves in bio-diverse areas.