Brazil soy trade linked to widespread deforestation, carbon emissions
More than 17,000 square kilometers (6,500 square miles) of the Brazilian Cerrado biome’s native vegetation has been cleared for soy plantations in the last 11 years, according to an analysis conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Global Canopy – two international NGOs.Mongabay, 03 April 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation
Deforestation of Amazon rainforest could accelerate as a result of US-China trade war
The US-China trade war could have a dramatic impact on deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, experts warn.Market Business News, 01 April 2019
United States, China, Brazil, Soy, deforestation
Cargill pledges to stop forest to farmland conversions, but no results yet for the Cerrado
Cargill’s recent announcement of policies to achieve zero-deforestation in its supply chains comes at a crucial moment for the Brazilian Cerrado, which is being destroyed at a breakneck rate, primarily for soy and cattle production.Mongabay, 29 March 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation
Cargill pledges to stop forest to farmland conversions, but no results yet for the Cerrado
Cargill’s recent announcement of policies to achieve zero-deforestation in its supply chains comes at a crucial moment for the Brazilian Cerrado, which is being destroyed at a breakneck rate, primarily for soy and cattle production. Many NGOs have hailed the announcement from this company, one of the largest agribusinesses in the world, as an important step toward achieving zero-deforestation in supply chains.Mongabay, 29 March 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation
EU consumption results in high carbon emissions from tropical deforestation, studies show
A sixth of all emissions resulting from the typical diet of an EU citizen can be directly linked to deforestation of tropical forests. Two new studies shed new light on this impact, by combining satellite imagery of the rainforest, global land use statistics and data of international trade patterns.Science Daily, 27 March 2019
Europe, Soy, Beef, deforestation
Investors warn soy giants of backlash over deforestation in South America
Investors have called on the world’s biggest soy companies to make firm commitments to end deforestation in wildlife-rich areas of South America such as the Cerrado and Gran Chaco.Mongabay, 18 March 2019
Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Soy, deforestation
‘It’s about managing risk’: Food industry urged to tackle deforestation in soy
Food makers need to do more to manage the risk presented by deforestation in their soy supply chains, an investor coalition has said.Food Navigator, 08 March 2019
, Soy, deforestation
Saving the Cerrado: Six commodities traders to disclose supply chain data
The Brazilian Cerrado once covered two million square kilometers (772,204 square miles), an area bigger than Great Britain, France and Germany combined, to the east and south of the Amazon. But today, more than half its native vegetation is gone largely due to a boom in soy production – with the valuable beans exported to the EU and other nationsMongabay, 07 March 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation
New images show soy-linked deforestation in Argentina
New Greenpeace report shows rapid deforestation in Argentina's Chaco as forest laws prove ineffectiveDialogo Chino, 01 March 2019
Argentina, Soy, deforestation
Global commodity traders to monitor deforestation in Brazil's savannah
Six major commodities traders, including Cargill Inc and Bunge Ltd, have agreed to a common mechanism to monitor soybean supply chains for deforestation in Brazil's vast Cerrado savannahCNBC Markets, 15 February 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation
EU classifies palm oil diesel as unsustainable but fails to cut its subsidised use and associated deforestation
In a landmark decision, the European Commission last night acknowledged in a delegated act that oil palm cultivation causes significant deforestation, and thus biodiesel produced from palm oil cannot be counted towards meeting EU green fuel targets.Transport & Environment, 09 February 2019
Europe, Soy, Palm Oil, biodiesel, deforestation
The Amazonian forest price tag: trade benefits vs environment and human rights
Indigenous leaders called on the European Union to not grant bigger access to its agricultural market until Brazilian president Bolsonaro refrains from deforesting the Amazonian rainforest and cutting back indigenous rights.Politheor, 04 February 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation, human rights
Investor Engagement Prompts Aramark To Adopt No Deforestation Policy
No-deforestation policy should reduce both reputational and financial risks for the company.Seeking Aplha, 01 February 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation
Soy: this year’s dirty commodity?
Europe is heavily reliant on imports of soy – both to feed its livestock and consumers’ appetite for plant-based diets. However, food brands are beginning to realise that this crucial commodity comes with a heavy footprint.Food Navigator, 30 January 2019
, Soy, deforestation, carbon footprint
China food giant backs tougher action on soy deforestation
Jun Lyu, chairman of the state-owned COFCO Corporation in China, revealed his backing for extending an industry moratorium on soy produced on deforested land in Brazil.Business Green, 28 January 2019
Brazil, China, Soy, deforestation
China food giant backs tougher action on soy deforestation
Chairman of COFCO Corporation, China's largest food processor, announces support for tougher restrictions on trading soy grown on deforested landBusiness Green, 28 January 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation
Brazilian hunger for meat fattened on soy is deforesting the Cerrado: report
The Cerrado, Brazil’s savanna, covers over 20 percent of the nation’s territory, but it is seeing severe deforestation. A recent report uncovered links between municipalities with the highest levels of deforestation and with significant soy production.South Africa Today, 17 January 2019
Brazil, Soy, Timber, Beef, deforestation, cerrado
Tropical forest conservation in the Bolsonaro era (commentary)
Brazil’s President-elect represents a major threat to Brazil’s legacy of forest conservation and to the prospects of preventing extremely dangerous climate change. This legacy was achieved largely through command-and-control measures that were supported by consistently pro-environment presidents over the last three decades; these measures are now vulnerable to the abrupt decline in environmental political will. A strategy to avoid major forest conservation setbacks and achieve new wins is possible under Bolsonaro if Brazil’s farmers and the broader society are convinced that they will be worse off if this legacy is dismantled.Mongabay, 06 December 2018
Brazil, Timber, deforestation