Quotes of the Day

Deforestation in Brazil.
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009

Open quoteWith so much money to be made, there are no laws that will keep forest standing. Close quote

  • JOHN CARTER,
  • a rancher who settled in Brazil 15 years ago, favoring new efforts to pay farmers to voluntarily spare trees in the rain forest
Photo: Zubin Shroff / getty | Source: NEW YORK TIMES