Fires consume more than 4.2 million acres of Bolivia’s forests
Massive fires in the eastern region of Bolivia continue to expand, threatening to destroy thousands of hectares of crops and pollute the air breathed by villagers with smoke and ash.World Socialist Web Site, 10 September 2019
Bolivia, Beef, forest fire
In Brazil’s rainforests, the worst fires are likely still to come
The number of fires this year in the Amazon is the highest since 2010, reaching more than 90,000 active fires. Farmers and ranchers routinely use fires to clear the forest. But this year’s number reflects a worrisome uptick in the rate of deforestation, which had started to drop around 2005 before rebounding earlier this decade.Salon, 10 September 2019
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Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires
Protesters around the world are singling out the bad actors profiting off deforestation.Common Dreams, 10 September 2019
Brazil, Soy, Beef, forest fire, Supply chain
Europe can help save the Amazon by changing itself
Europe did not light the fires ravaging the Amazon, but it did provide some of the matches.Ecologist, 10 September 2019
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How much beef consumption can our planet sustain?
The Amazon is burning, and it isn’t an accident. The 40,000 rainforest fires in Brazil alone this summer began mostly as intentional burns to clear land for cattle ranching.Christian Century, 09 September 2019
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H&M suspends purchases for Brazilian leather as Amazon burns
On Friday, H&M announced it would temporarily suspend Brazilian leather purchases after mounting concerns that cattle ranching was a leading factor causing deforestation in the Amazon.The Rising, 09 September 2019
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South America Calling
Agribusiness Giant Caught in Debate Over Agriculture's Role in DeforestationProgressive Farmer, 09 September 2019
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As Bolivian forests burn, Evo’s bet on Big Farming comes under fire
In the tropical Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a wealthy farming hub on the edge on the Amazon rainforest, President Evo Morales gathered with ranchers late last month to celebrate a maiden shipment of beef to China.Daily Times, 09 September 2019
Bolivia, Beef, forest fire, agriculture intensification
WildAid: Our Diets Fuel the Amazon’s Charring
“It's easy to blame others – whether ranchers or politicians – for these fires, while overlooking our own culpability,” says WildAid Climate Director Jen Leung. “For a long time now, the global hunger for beef and animal feed has led to the destruction of the Amazon as well as to the current tragedy unfolding before our eyes.”Taiwan News, 09 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, Timber, Soy, forest fire
As the Amazon Burns, Brazil’s Political Nightmare Rages On
International outrage continues to grow over the massive destruction caused by forest fires currently burning across the vast Amazon rainforest. But much of the commentary in the West has failed to link the fires to Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, and his collaborationist allies among the Brazilian business and political elite who are encouraging illegal miners, farmers and ranchers to slash and burn whatever land they deem fit for industry.Cornell Sun, 03 September 2019
, Soy, Beef, Timber, deforestation, forest fire
Around 2,000 New Amazon Fires Recorded Despite Burning Ban
New fires are searing through the Amazon forest at an alarming rate which is a cause for global concern. While fires in the Amazon are not a new phenomenon – fires occur every dry season between July and October – the current number of fires burning is troublesome since the Brazilian government has introduced a ban on burning on Thursday (29th August). Since then, 3589 new fires have been started, where roughly 2,000 were within the Amazon. This information was taken from the satellite data published by The Brazilian National Space Research Institute (INPE).Azoxleantech, 02 September 2019
, Soy, Beef, Timber, forest fire
What the Amazon wildfires have to do with Scotland
We’re living in febrile times. Deal or no deal. Meat or no meat. Perhaps we’ve all got a little too much on our plates to think about those fires raging in the Amazon? But it’s precisely because we have too much on our plate - literally and figuratively - that we should be thinking about those flaming forests.Herald Scotland, 02 September 2019
, Soy, Beef, Timber, deforestation, forest fire
French Petition Adds Fuel to Amazon Spat
An environmental spat between France and Brazil, rolling in questions about integrity, colonialism and Bic pens, shows signs of deepening with calls by dozens of French lawmakers and environmental groups to slap trade sanctions on Brazilian beef and soybeans.VOA News, 02 September 2019
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DEFORESTATION MADE BRAZIL THE WORLD’S TOP SOY PRODUCER
The Brazilian government has dismissed an offer of financial assistance from the G7 nations as it battles a record number of wildfires in the Amazon rainforest.Delano, 02 September 2019
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Why is the Amazon burning and what’s the UK got to do with it?
As fires continue to rage across the Amazon Rainforest, here’s an explainer on how UK and European food supply chains play into the devastation – and what must change.Greenpeace, 02 September 2019
, Soy, Beef, forest fire, supply chains, deforestation
As fires race through Amazon, Brazil’s Bolsonaro weakens environmental agency
As the world recoils at the sight of fires ravaging Brazil’s Amazon jungle, the nation’s far-right government is undermining the agency charged with protecting the rainforest, Reuters has learned from interviews with ten current and former employees, public records and a review of internal government reports.Money Web, 01 September 2019
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Fires not the only threat facing Amazon
Raging wildfires have drawn the world's attention to the Amazon but immolation is just one of the dangers facing the world's largest rain forest, environmental experts across the region say.Phys, 31 August 2019
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Amazon Forest Faces Threat From Fires, Mining, Land Occupation And Logging
The Amazon, covering 5.5 million square kilometers over nine countries, faces ever more serious threats from encroaching crop and livestock farming, mining, land occupations and illegal logging.Newzz, 31 August 2019
Brazil, Timber, Beef, Soy, forest fire, amazon fire, deforestation
Amazon fires: Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse crisis
Brazil's president has been the subject of international criticism for fanning the flames of the Amazon's destruction.South China Morning Post, 29 August 2019
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Amazon fires: Brazil threatened over EU trade deal
France and Ireland say they will not ratify a huge trade deal with South American nations unless Brazil does more to fight fires in the Amazon.BBC News, 23 August 2019
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Shocking wildfires have been spreading across Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and there are no signs of the fires stopping any time soon.
More than 72,000 fires have been recorded this year, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE).The Sun, 21 August 2019
, Beef, Soy, Timber, wildfire, forest fire, Amazon
Jokowi Says He’ll Fire Officials if They Fail to Tackle Forest Blazes
With a surge in forest fires in Indonesia threatening a repeat of the deadly haze that blanketed much of Southeast Asia in 2015, President Joko Widodo said officials failing to tackle the menace will be fired as he extended a ban on clearing new forest land for farming.Bloomberg, 06 August 2019
, Timber, Palm Oil, forest fire, peatland, kalimantan, sumatra
Prosecutor General's Office: forests in Irkutsk Region set on fire to cover illegal logging
Fire in the region spread to 37 thousand hectares within one day and covers now 650 thousand hectares.Crime Russia, 06 August 2019
, Timber, Illegal logging, forest fire
Fires ravage 42,000 hectares of forest, plantations in Indonesia
More than 6,000 firefighters, assisted by the police and military, are battling fires that have ravaged over 42,000 hectares of forest and plantations in Indonesia since January.Free Malaysia Today, 02 August 2019
Indonesia, Timber, Palm Oil, forest fire, kalimantan, sumatra, peatland
Activists: We must not fan Indonesian forest fires
As the forest fires in Sumatra rage on, Malaysian activists are calling on the people to be more aware of protecting the environment.The Star, 02 August 2019
, Timber, Palm Oil, forest fire, kalimantan, sumatra, peatland