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
Brazil, Beef, Soy, deforestation, forest fire, amazon fire 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 ‘Trade deal binds Bolsonaro to Paris pact’
The top EU trade official defended the blockbuster deal between the bloc and major South American partners on Wednesday, insisting it binds Brazil to the Paris Agreement on climate change.Daily Express, 18 July 2019
Brazil, Europe, Timber, Soy, Beef, deforestation, brazilian amazon, mercosur trade Accelerating deforestation in Brazil endangers EU trade deal
Threats to Amazon rainforest jeopardise European economic accord with Mercosur, which includes ecological commitments.Al Jazeera, 18 July 2019
Brazil, Europe, Palm Oil, Timber, Beef, Soy, deforestation, Amazon Experts deny alleged manipulation of Amazon satellite deforestation data
The Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE) issues annual Amazon deforestation reports via its PRODES satellite monitoring system (which relies on NASA Landsat satellite imaging), while the DETER system issues monthly deforestation/degradation alerts (which rely on Sino-Brazilian satellites). While experts consider INPE’s monitoring systems among the best in the tropics, ministers in the Bolsonaro administration have insinuated that the deforestation data may be manipulated. Experts have denied this, and note that INPE findings align well with those collected by NGOs Imazon and ISA, and Global Forest Watch (GFW).Mongabay, 16 July 2019
Brazil, Timber, Beef, Soy, deforestation The Amazon Is Not Brazil's to Destroy
“The Amazon is ours,” Brazilian President José Sarney defiantly declared before the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. The slogan’s obvious nationalist force made it a favorite of right-wing politicians, including members of Congress linked to construction companies with stakes in the rainforest’s development. Thirty years later, President Jair Bolsonaro is now leading their ranks – and threatening the wellbeing not only of the Amazon, but also of Brazil and the entire planet.Jewish Journal, 16 July 2019
Brazil, Timber, deforestation EU farm chief struggles to dispel concerns over Mercosur trade deal
The EU’s Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan, sought to address national concerns over the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal during a meeting with the bloc’s 28 farm ministers on Monday (15 July).Euractiv.com, 16 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, Amazon Under President Bolsonaro, Amazon Deforestation Up 90%
Clear cutting in the rainforest has gone up 88% in June compared to the same time last year. The new government’s push for more logging may, however, scuttle the new EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement.Brazzil, 09 July 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation 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 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 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 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 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 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 Amazon Deforestation Rising Under Brazil’s Bolsonaro
Last month, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil lost trees at the fastest rate in 10 years. And experts blame activity by illegal loggers, who are helped by the easing of environmental protections under President Jair Bolsonaro.Voice of America , 06 June 2019
Brazil, Timber, illegal timber trade, Bolsonaro, Timber, Beef, Soy, south america, deforestation 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 Brazil led world in rainforest losses in 2018 despite decline from 2017: research group
Fiji Times, 04 May 2019
Brazil, Soy, 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