‘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 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 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 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 EU urged to stop Mercosur trade talks over Brazilian deforestation
Food Navigator, 20 June 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, 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 “Alarmingly low” sustainable, responsible and no-deforestation imports for soy and palm oil in EU, claims report
Europe is “dangerously behind” when it comes to meeting its responsible sourcing and no-deforestation pledges, according to sustainable trade initiative IDHFood Ingredients First, 12 June 2019
Europe, Palm Oil, deforestation, Sustainable sourcing 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 EU consumption results in high carbon emissions from tropical deforestation, studies show
A sixth of all emissions resulting from the typical diet of an EU citizen can be directly linked to deforestation of tropical forests. Two new studies shed new light on this impact, by combining satellite imagery of the rainforest, global land use statistics and data of international trade patterns.Science Daily, 27 March 2019
Europe, Soy, Beef, deforestation EU classifies palm oil diesel as unsustainable but fails to cut its subsidised use and associated deforestation
In a landmark decision, the European Commission last night acknowledged in a delegated act that oil palm cultivation causes significant deforestation, and thus biodiesel produced from palm oil cannot be counted towards meeting EU green fuel targets.Transport & Environment, 09 February 2019
Europe, Soy, Palm Oil, biodiesel, deforestation