Sinn Féin outlines Dáil motion to reject ‘sell-out’ Mercosur deal
A motion rejecting the EU-Mercosur Agreement has been published by Sinn Féin and will be debated in the Dáil this week.Agri Land, 08 July 2019
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, amazon
Deforestation in Brazil continues to soar as current administration shows lack of interest
Deforestation in Brazil’s part of the Amazon basin has almost doubled in June compared to May — and May also had a higher-than-usual deforestation rate. This is largely attributed to the current administration reducing controls in the area which has emboldened loggers.ZMW Science, 08 July 2019
Brazil, Timber, deforestation
Flawed commentary on sustainability derailing debate on Mercosur trade deal
Ireland will have to make a decision and should do so on the facts and not on the basis of the false claims that are being made.Irish Times, 05 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, amazon
Hogan rejects ‘inaccurate’ criticism of EU-Mercosur deal
European Union agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan has rejected criticism of the EU/Latin American Mercusor trade deal, saying critics are exploiting environmental concerns to block efforts to boost free trade.Irish Times, 05 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, amazon
Scares around standard of imported foods under Mercosur deal could see products banned from EU
"Scares" around the quality of South American food will trigger a “red button” that results in a ban on products imported from that firm or region under safeguards built into the new Mercosur trade deal.Irish Examiner, 03 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, deforestation, mercosur trade deal, beef trade
Brazil registers huge spike in Amazon deforestation
The Brazilian Space Agency has released data documenting a massive spike in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. Citing figures from June, the agency registered an 88.4% increase over the same month in 2018.DW, 03 July 2019
Brazil, Soy, Beef, deforestation, Amazon
We must not barter the Amazon rainforest for burgers and steaks
The EU-Mercosur trade deal is good news for Brazil’s huge beef industry but devastating for the rainforest and environment.The Guardian, 02 July 2019
Brazil, Beef, deforestation, mercosur trade deal, beef trade
Paraguay Moves Towards Sustainable Commodities
Now, in an effort to confront those challenges, Paraguay is leading the way in the region to address the causes of deforestation. It is convening a “Forests for Sustainable Growth” strategy, and it is promoting new alternatives for the sustainable production of soy and beef that have been designed jointly with stakeholders.IPSNews, 02 July 2019
Paraguay, Soy, Beef, deforestation
Mercosur Agreement: the EU Turned a Blind Eye to the Concerning Situation in Brazil
By signing a trade agreement with the South American trade bloc Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay), the European Union has missed a chance to stand firm on European principles. Slow Food Europe regrets that the main concerns, earlier expressed by more than 300 organizations over the deteriorating human rights and environmental situation in Brazil, have been ignored.Slow Food, 01 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, deforestation, mercosur trade deal, beef trade
Road construction accelerates deforestation in the Congo, study shows
New research suggests the proliferation of new roads in the Congo is encouraging an ecological catastrophe. Vital habitats are disappearing and vulnerable animal populations are declining.UPI, 24 June 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo, Timber, deforestation
Deforestation warming Cambodia, activists say
As the impacts of climate change become more apparent worldwide, members of the public are connecting more weather events to the phenomenon.MENAFN, 23 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, deforestation
Sustainable solutions needed for forests that save timber industry
In Nakuru County alone, more than 50,000 people are employed directly by the industry. Owing to this importance, there is a compelling need to handle the industry with greater caution.Daily Nation, 23 June 2019
Kenya, Timber, deforestation
Europe’s Food Imports Devour Rain Forests
Human appetites drive global rainforest destruction. Now science has measured how Europe’s food imports leave scorched tropical soils and greenhouse gases.Good Men Project, 20 June 2019
Brazil, Indonesia, Beef, Soy, Palm Oil, deforestation
EU urged to stop Mercosur trade talks over Brazilian deforestation
Food Navigator, 20 June 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, deforestation
Sri Lanka to ban importing chainsaws to curb deforestation
Since more than 82,000 mechanical chainsaws have been registered so far, the cabinet of ministers have granted approval to the proposal made by the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment, to take necessary measures under the Import and Export Control Act, No. 1 of 1969, to prohibit the importation of mechanical chain saws to prevent deforestation and increase the forest cover.Colombo Page, 19 June 2019
, Timber, deforestation, chain saw
Our consumer habits are driving primates extinct
Forests are cut down to make way for palm oil plantations in countries like Malaysia and Indonesia where orangutans once thrived but are now increasingly endangered. In countries like Brazil, meanwhile, the Amazon’s forests are routinely cut to make way for pastures for beef cattle or convert them into agricultural land to grow food for export.Sustainability Times, 19 June 2019
Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, primate, wildlife, deforestation
3,000 people form a human chain in protest of illegal logging in Ocuilan
Given the indifference of the authorities for curbing the illegal and indiscriminate felling of trees, which has led to the disappearance of approximately 3 percent of the forest each year, more than three thousand people from different localities made a human chain throughout the municipality.The Mazatlan Post, 14 June 2019
Mexico, Timber, deforestation, Illegal logging, forest fire
Greenpeace Says Agriculture to Blitz Forests the Size of Spain
At least 50 million hectares of forest -- an area equal to the size of Spain -- is likely to have been destroyed worldwide by agriculture in the decade through to the start of 2020, according to Greenpeace International.PRNewswire, 14 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, deforestation, peat, zero deforestation pledge
PNG and Solomons’ governments call for changes to forestry
Both the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea governments have signalled changes to make their forestry industries more sustainable.Evening Report, 14 June 2019
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palm Oil, Illegal logging, deforestation
Cargill says food industry will miss zero deforestation goal
Grains trader Cargill Inc said on Thursday it and the broader food industry will fail to meet the goal of eliminating deforestation by 2020 and pledged to do more to protect forests and native vegetation in Brazil.Reuters, 14 June 2019
, Soy, deforestation
Eating eggs, pork, and chicken in Europe increases deforestation in Brazil
Environmental organization Greenpeace allerted on Tuesday, June 11th, that eating eggs, chicken or pork in Europe increases deforestation in Brazil and Argentina.Rio Times Online, 13 June 2019
Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Soy, deforestation
“Alarmingly low” sustainable, responsible and no-deforestation imports for soy and palm oil in EU, claims report
Europe is “dangerously behind” when it comes to meeting its responsible sourcing and no-deforestation pledges, according to sustainable trade initiative IDHFood Ingredients First, 12 June 2019
Europe, Palm Oil, deforestation, Sustainable sourcing
Legislation fix set to curb illegal logging
Law governing Fiji's forestry industry are about to change and this is being done to curb illegal logging practices, which have been damaging forests and reducing revenue for resource owners.Fiji Sun, 12 June 2019
, Timber, Illegal logging, deforestation
Brazil's President Is Making It Impossible to Fight Deforestation, Activists Say
In May, deforestation throughout the Amazon rose 34% compared to the year before, the highest level ever recorded, Mongabay reports.Global Citizen, 12 June 2019
Brazil, Soy, Timber, Beef, deforestation
Palm oil firms tackling deforestation seen giving better returns
Investors in the palm oil industry are better off buying shares of companies that have been certified as sustainable producers, according to a Washington-based consultancy.The Edge Market, 12 June 2019
, Palm Oil, deforestation