A-Rocha Ghana Want Desperate Measures To Save Ghana’s Forests
Ghana's forests are in deep crises among a global ranking of countries with high incidence of forest losses recorded between 2017 and 2018.Modern Ghana, 04 May 2019
Ghana, Palm Oil, deforestation THE EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL NEGOTIATIONS – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. The aim of these negotiations is to make a free trade deal and strengthen economic ties between the region and the European Union.
The EU’s trade negotiations with the Mercosur states – Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay – have been going on for over two decades.EU-Policies, 04 May 2019
Brazil, Europe, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Soy, Mercosur, trade deal 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 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 Europe is contributing to widespread deforestation in Brazil, say scientists
A coalition of more than 600 scientists in the EU, and 300 Brazilian indigenous groups have accused the European Commission of contributing to widespread deforestation in Brazil, which is exacerbating climate change and fuelling human rights violations., 25 April 2019
Brazil, Europe, Soy, Beef, The Irish Times World Lost 12 Million Hectares of Tropical Forest in 2018
Companies around the world have pledged to end deforestation by 2020, but the world lost enough tropical forests to cover all of Belgium in 2018. Put another way: tropical forests are disappearing at a rate of 30 football fields per minute.Ecosystem Marketplace, 25 April 2019
, Beef, Soy, Palm Oil, Timber, deforestation, tropical forest 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 Amazon deforestation: EU firms linked to illegal logging in Brazil
An organic smoothie producer and a boutique fashion store are among Western businesses whose supply chains are tainted by illegal deforestation in Bolsonaro's Brazil.DW, 25 April 2019
Brazil, Europe, Beef, Soy, Timber, Amazon World Lost 12 Million Hectares of Tropical Forest in 2018
The world lost 12 million hectares of forest last year, and roughly one-third of that was pristine primary rainforest, according to the Global Forest Watch’s latest update.Ecosystem Marketplace, 25 April 2019
, Soy, Beef, Timber, Palm Oil, deforestation, tropical forest 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 Indonesia blames planters for raging wildfires and horrible air quality
Almost 900,000 Indonesians suffered from an acute respiratory infection this year as noxious smoke and ash from forest fires blanketed central and western parts of the archipelago.Free Malaysia Today, 21 April 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Leading French soy buying companies rated over disclosure
US based environmental campaign group, Mighty Earth, along with other NGOs, has ranked some of the leading soy buyers in France for compliance with recently established legislation in that market.Feed Navigator, 19 April 2019
United States, France, Europe, Soy, Western Industrial Farming Is Eating Our Forests and Accelerating Climate Change
A new scientific study by a team of European scientists reveals that the biggest cause of deforestation is industrial farming—and the major culprits include some of the most well-known names in Western agribusiness, such as Cargill and Bunge.Vice, 17 April 2019
Brazil, United States, Soy, forest, Climate change Co-Op plants sustainable soy pledge
Grocery retailer Co-op has promised to improve the sustainability of its soy supplies, this week announcing the purchase of credits from the Roundtable for Responsible Soy (RTRS) to cover all the soy used.Business Green, 05 April 2019
Brazil, Europe, Soy, sustainable soy Deforestation and Conversion-free Supply Chains: What is Needed Now
Our daily lives pose serious threats to tropical forests and ecosystems. When we eat meat or chocolate or when we use toothpaste or apply makeup, we are using products such as soy and palm oil. These commodities require large areas of land – areas for which tropical forest is often cut or valuable grassland is cleared.IISD, 04 April 2019
Brazil, Soy, Beef, Timber, Palm Oil, deforestation Brazil soy trade linked to widespread deforestation, carbon emissions
More than 17,000 square kilometers (6,500 square miles) of the Brazilian Cerrado biome’s native vegetation has been cleared for soy plantations in the last 11 years, according to an analysis conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Global Canopy – two international NGOs.Mongabay, 03 April 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation 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 Cargill pledges to stop forest to farmland conversions, but no results yet for the Cerrado
Cargill’s recent announcement of policies to achieve zero-deforestation in its supply chains comes at a crucial moment for the Brazilian Cerrado, which is being destroyed at a breakneck rate, primarily for soy and cattle production. Many NGOs have hailed the announcement from this company, one of the largest agribusinesses in the world, as an important step toward achieving zero-deforestation in supply chains.Mongabay, 29 March 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation Aldi targets 100% sustainably sourced soy by 2025
Supermarket chain Aldi has pledged to source 100% sustainably certified soy across its supply chain by 2025, including soy used as animal feed.Edie.net, 29 March 2019
United Kingdom, Brazil, Soy, Cargill pledges to stop forest to farmland conversions, but no results yet for the Cerrado
Cargill’s recent announcement of policies to achieve zero-deforestation in its supply chains comes at a crucial moment for the Brazilian Cerrado, which is being destroyed at a breakneck rate, primarily for soy and cattle production.Mongabay, 29 March 2019
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
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 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 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 Investors warn soy giants of backlash over deforestation in South America
Investors have called on the world’s biggest soy companies to make firm commitments to end deforestation in wildlife-rich areas of South America such as the Cerrado and Gran Chaco.Mongabay, 18 March 2019
Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Soy, deforestation