Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) to Host Latin American Beef Sustainability Summit
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) along with Arcos Dorados (world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee), GTPS, and with support from the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock, will host a Latin American Sustainable Beef Summit July 10-12, 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil.Perishable News, 19 June 2019
Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Beef, GRSB RSPO Releases Industry-First 'Decent Living Wage' Guidance for Oil Palm Workers
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in collaboration with the Labour Task Force (LTF) launched a first-of-its-kind guidance document for the oil palm industry on the payment of a ‘Decent Living Wage’ (DLW), adopted from the Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) Methodology, to determine the DLW in RSPO certified units for all workers.Mongabay, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Ghana, Brazil, Colombia, Palm Oil, CGF, decent living wage Colombia seen losing deforestation battle in war-hit areas
Colombia is fighting a losing battle against the destruction of its rainforests in war-hit regions where the government remains weak, a Norwegian climate envoy said during a visit to the country.Reuters, 01 June 2019
Colombia, Timber, deforestation Land grabbing, cattle ranching ravage Colombian Amazon after FARC demobilization
In 2017, the first year following the disarmament of the FARC rebel group, deforestation in the Colombian Amazon region exploded, more than doubling from 70,074 hectares (173,000 acres) the year before to 144,147 hectares (356,000 acres), according to climate monitoring agency IDEAMMongabay, 30 May 2019
Colombia, Soy, deforestation WEF, Colombian Government Announce Low-Carbon Investment Fund, Anti-Deforestation Commitment
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Tropical Forest Alliance annual meeting just concluded in Bogotá, Colombia, and the WEF has announced a number of commitments that will contribute to the Alliance’s goal of protecting the world’s tropical rainforests.Finance Colombia, 13 May 2019
Colombia, Timber, tropical forest Diverging forest land use dynamics induced by armed conflict across the tropics
Armed conflicts trigger region-specific mechanisms that affect land use change. Deforestation is presented as one of the most common negative environmental impacts resulting from armed conflicts, with relevant consequences in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and loss of ecosystem services.Global Environmental Change, 30 April 2019
Colombia, Timber, deforestation Ban impacts poor farmers
Most affected: Oil palm smallholders worldwide who plant the crop as a route out of poverty will be hit by British supermarket chain Iceland Foods’ move to ban palm oil products from its own-brand range.The Star, 02 January 2019
United Kingdom, Malaysia, Indonesia, Colombia, Nigeria, Palm Oil, eu palm oil ban, Smallholder