Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - DW - 20190410:02:45:00
It's just so destructive it's not. slash and burn the fires actually make the fertile for a short time because plant remains fall to the ground and mix with the otherwise barren soil but the fires also release huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. we've come to toledo in the south of belize the district is home to the indigenous kids who trace their roots back to the ancient maya. they've kept many of their forefathers traditions including slash and burn agriculture in the past it was more sustainable because farmers only cultivated enough land to feed their families my ancestors...