China can help solve Mexico’s illegal logging crisis
Action against suppliers and buyers in markets such as China is urgently needed to protect endangered Mexican rosewood.Dialogo Chino, 30 August 2019
Mexico, China, Timber, Illegal logging, rosewood, Pterocarpus erinaceus Trade war risks instability and deforestation in Latin America
The latest round of tariff hikes in the ongoing US-China trade war could have far-reaching impacts not only for major soy exporters Brazil and Argentina, but throughout the whole of Latin America.The Brazilian Report, 26 June 2019
Brazil, China, Soy, trade war From rare earths to soy, the trade war will force the US and China to diversify supply
The US has started looking into alternative suppliers for the elements that power hi-tech. Beijing has already done the same with soy, and even a trade war resolution won't stop this processSouth China Morning Post, 12 June 2019
China, United States, Soy, soy trade war, US-China trade war Can banks in Beijing stop deforestation in the Amazon?
New report calls for a rethink from financial institutions as deforestation linked to Chinese soy imports increases.Dialogo Chino , 04 June 2019
Brazil, China, Soy, Brazilian Amazonia, Beef, China, deforestation, Brazil, south america China blames US for trade dispute, but doesn't escalate
The U.S. deficit with China has actually been worsening since tariffs were first imposed, Wang said, pointing to a 50% decline in soy bean exports to China and a drop-off in U.S. auto sales in the country.Associated Press , 02 June 2019
China, Soy, China China in barter deal for 200,000 tonnes of Malaysian palm oil: report
Outgoing Sime Darby executive deputy chairman and managing director Tan Sri Mohd Bakke Salleh is confident that Malaysian palm oil would still enter the European Union market despite a ban on using it as biofuel.The Leaders Online , 01 June 2019
Malaysia, China, Europe, Palm Oil, EU ban China in barter deal for 200,000 tonnes of Malaysian palm oil: report
China has agreed to take palm oil worth nearly $150 million from Malaysia in a barter deal, media said on Saturday, citing a Malaysian minister.Reuters, 01 June 2019
China, Malaysia, Palm Oil, Malaysia 'Neglected risk': Why the US-China trade war is leaving firms vulnerable to soy risk
China's growing demand for soy is leaving billions of dollars of investments exposed to deforestation risks, CDP report finds.Business Green reports, 31 May 2019
China, Soy, deforestation Chinese banks risk supporting soy-related deforestation, report finds
Chinese financial institutions have little awareness about the risks of deforestation in the soy supply chain, according to a report released May 31 from the nonprofit disclosure platform CDPMongabay, 30 May 2019
China, Soy, Brazilian Amazonia Biodiesel containing Malaysian palm oil to be tested on Chinese
Some 180 sanitary trucks will use biodiesel containing Malaysian palm oil in a pilot project to test its feasibility on Chinese vehicles.The Star Online , 30 May 2019
Malaysia, China, Palm Oil, Malaysia Biodiesel containing Malaysian palm oil to be tested on Chinese vehicle
Some 180 sanitary trucks will use biodiesel containing Malaysian palm oil in a pilot project to test its feasibility on Chinese vehicles.The Star Online , 30 May 2019
China, Malaysia, Palm Oil, China Ensuring long-term stable ties with China
“And I am confident our relations will be better, in addition to China promising to purchase more palm oil from us,”.The Star Online , 29 May 2019
China, Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Why the US–China trade war spells disaster for the Amazon
An analysis of global soya-bean production forecasts massive deforestation in Brazil — stakeholders must act fast to prevent it, warn Richard Fuchs and colleagues.Nature, 27 May 2019
China, Brazil, United States, Soy, trade war, Amazon Primary Industries Ministry, Palm Oil Board to sign MoU with Tsinghua University on biofuel research
The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tsinghua University, China, for research on palm oil as biofuel.Malay Mail , 25 May 2019
China, Palm Oil, China Five from China Charged Over Illegal Banana Plantation in Myanmar Protected Forest
The forestry department of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state has filed charges against five Chinese nationals and their company manager for allegedly expanding a banana plantation into protected forests, village administrative and police officials said Monday.RFA, 20 May 2019
Myanmar, China, Timber, tropical forest Growing demand for palm oil from China, says Kok
The Ministry of Primary industries has received a number of requests from China, expressing interest in buying large quantities of palm oil and palm-based products from Malaysia following the Prime Minister’s official visit to Beijing recently.Malay Mail , 16 May 2019
Malaysia, China, Palm Oil, Palm oil Chinese logging takes heavy toll on farmers in Guinea: Bissau
Before the ban, Chinese loggers drove straight through Gamamadu village to harvest its most important resource: the rosewood forest.Reuters , 08 May 2019
Guinea-Bissau, China, Timber, Illegal logging China, EU, US trading with Brazilian firms fined for Amazon deforestation: report
Soy, cattle, timber and other commodity producers fined for Amazon illegal deforestation in Brazil continue to sell their products to companies in China, the European Union and United States according to a new report. The document names 23 importing companies, including giants Bunge, Cargill and Northwest Hardwoods.South Africa Today, 07 May 2019
China, Europe, United States, Soy, Timber, Beef, deforestation Tracking China's soy footprint in Brazil
Chinese imports of Brazilian soy were linked to the deforestation of 233,000 hectares between 2013 and 2017, according to new research of production chains by monitoring project Trase. The extend of deforestation is equivalent to an area two times the size of New York City.The Brazilian, 26 April 2019
China, Brazil, Soy, deforestation, soy import China's Green Investments Won't Undo Its Environmental Damage to Latin America
While solar panels, electric buses, and wind turbines emerge, fossil fuel usage and demand for commodities continue to degrade Latin America’s environment.Council on Foreign Relations, 25 April 2019
China, Brazil, Soy, green investment, environmental damage Bolsonaro Took Aim at China. Then Reality Struck.
Jair Bolsonaro talked tough on China during his campaign, but his tone has changed now that he’s in office. Deep business ties help explain why. He warned that China was acquiring too much control over Brazil’s niobium, an obscure but valuable mineral that can be added to steel to make it lighter and more resistant. Pedro Cervi, a 55-year-old agronomist from Curitiba in southern Brazil, has since the early 1990s owned 28,000 hectares of land in a booming northeast region of Brazil best known as Matopiba. Cervi, who grows maize, cotton and above all soy, exports 80 percent of his harvest to China, with produce carried by trailers up from his farm to the port of São Luis in Maranhão state. “China is really important for Brazil, especially on these new frontiers,” he told AQ.Industry Daily Observer, 23 April 2019
China, Brazil, Soy, trade agreement 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 Trade war imperils Amazon rainforest, experts warn
Last year, the United States of America imposed tariffs of up to 25 percent on goods imported from China. The Chinese government reacted by imposing tariffs of 25 percent on US goods, including US soybeans. Exports of US soybeans to China in 2018 dropped by 50 percent, even though the trade war had begun in the middle of the year only. Replacement may be provided by Brazil. This might have dramatic impacts on the rainforest, experts warn.Science News, 28 March 2019
China, Brazil, United States, Soy, trade war US-China soy trade war could destroy 13 million hectares of rainforest
The Amazon rainforest could be the greatest casualty of the trade war between the United States and China, warns a new study showing how deforestation pressures have surged as a result of the geopolitical jolt in global soy markets.The Guardian, 27 March 2019
Brazil, China, United States, Soy, trade war US-China soy trade war could destroy 13 million hectares of rainforest
Study suggests Brazil likely to rush to fill China’s sudden soy shortfall by boosting farmingThe Guardian, 27 March 2019
United States, China, Soy, trade war