UK supermarkets implicated in Amazon deforestation supply chain
A report from the UK organization Earthsight finds that UK supermarket chains — including Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Lidl — are still importing corned beef from Brazil’s largest beef producer, JBS, despite the company being implicated in a long string of corruption and illegal deforestation scandals over the last decade.Mongabay, 13 June 2019
Brazil, United Kingdom, Beef, Brazil, south america, Beef, UK
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
New report examines drivers of rising Amazon deforestation on country-by-country basis
A new report examines the “unchecked development” in the Amazon that has driven deforestation rates to near-record levels throughout the world’s largest tropical forest.Mongabay, 23 May 2019
Brazil, Soy, Beef
UK supermarkets implicated in Amazon deforestation supply chain: report
A report from the UK organization Earthsight finds that UK supermarket chains — including Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Lidl — are still importing corned beef from Brazil’s largest beef producer, JBS, despite the company being implicated in a long string of corruption and illegal deforestation scandals over the last decade.Mongabay, 13 May 2019
United Kingdom, Beef, Beef
A New Report Urges the EU to Take Economic Action to Curb Amazon Deforestation
Environmental groups argue that Europe should use trade leverage to prevent the Brazilian government from furthering the destruction of the rainforest.Pacific Standard , 10 May 2019
Europe, Beef, Beef
Brazil led world in rainforest losses in 2018 despite decline from 2017
Research group says.Fiji Times, 04 May 2019
Brazil, Beef, Brazil, Timber, Beef