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[ad_1] PARIS: Fast fashion giants H&M and Zara have used cotton from farms linked to massive deforestation, land-grabbing, corruption and violence in Brazil, a report by the environmental group Earthsight said Thursday.Based on satellite images, court rulings, shipment records and an undercover investigation, the report, titled “Fashion Crimes,” found the companies sourced “tainted cotton” farmed in the fragile Cerrado savanna by two of Brazil’s biggest agribusiness firms, SLC Agricola…

[ad_1] BRASILIA: Brazilian tourism officials are hoping to change the country’s image as a mere haven for scantily-clad beachgoers by hosting UN climate talks next year in the Amazon rainforest city of Belem that will focus on environmental sustainability and ending deforestation to slow global warming. The summit is expected to boost Brazil‘s attractiveness as an ecotourism destination and increase travel to its Amazon rainforest and other biomes that…