Environmental and Indigenous groups accuse the American grain-trading company and other agribusiness giants of advocating for projects they believe will destroy Amazonian rivers and the rainforest.By Georgina GustinAs new threats emerge against the Amazon, Indigenous and environmental groups are taking aim at Cargill, the Minnesota-based grain-trading giant they see as the greatest foe of the planet’s most climate-critical rainforest.
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: February 24, 2026 10:22 PM
Atmospheric CO₂
429.9 ppm
+17.3
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1946.47 ppb
+6.49
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year