Expanding the Soy Moratorium to Brazil’s Cerrado
Because only 19.8% of undisturbed native tropical savanna remains in Brazil’s Cerrado, conversion of the remaining habitat is a major threat to biodiversity. More than 4800 endemic plant and vertebrate species in the Cerrado could become extinct in the coming decades unless additional conservation measures are taken.Science Mag, 17 July 2019
Brazil, Soy, soy moratorium, cerrado, native vegetation Environmentalists put more pressure on Cargill to slow forest-to-farm movement in Brazil
Environmental groups want the Minnetonka, Minn.-based grain trader and food processor to intervene in the clearing of habitats in the Cerrado region of central and southern Brazil, particularly for soybean production, as it did previously in the Amazon region in that country's north.Phys.org, 16 July 2019
Brazil, Soy, cerrado, native vegetation Environmentalists put more pressure on Cargill to slow forest-to-farm movement in Brazil
Environmental groups want the Minnetonka, Minn.-based grain trader and food processor to intervene in the clearing of habitats in the Cerrado region of central and southern Brazil, particularly for soybean production, as it did previously in the Amazon region in that country's north.Phys.org, 16 June 2019
Brazil, Soy, cerrado, native vegetation