UK purchased £1bn of beef from firms tied to Amazon deforestation.
… UK beef imports tied to deforestation André Campos Andrew Wasley … Picks Beef Imports Food And Farming Amazon Deforestation Thought Leaders amazon-deforestation01.jpg UK purchased £1bn of beef …
After a significant drop in the last several years, the annual deforestation rates in Brazil raised 28% for the period August 2012-July 2013, according to INPE, the Brazilian Spatial Institute.
… Brazil deforestation up 28% The Ecologist | 16th … drop in the last several years, the annual deforestation rates in Brazil raised 28% for … 37% from 1,741 km2 to 2,379 km. For Roraima deforestation increased 49% from 124 km2 to …
Brazilian government urged to start paying farmers to protect Amazon land as it pushes on with plans to scrap historic forest protection laws
… September 2011 News Amazon Brazil Rainforest Deforestation forest.jpg Rates of deforestation in the Amazon are on the rise … under serious threat . Hit by rising rates of deforestation, longer droughts and the …
Despite the lack of traceability in the supply chain, the assurances of cattle producers that they are not involved in the illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is apparently enough for Tesco, a letter to the Guardian reveals
… 'trusts' cattle suppliers involved in Amazon deforestation The Ecologist | 3rd July 2009 … Food And Farming Take Action Amazon Deforestation Tesco ABRAS Brazil Leather Meat … that they are not involved in the illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is …
The story of deforestation is also the story of the globalisation.
… | 15th July 2020 News Amazon Rainforest Deforestation International China Globalisation Logging The story of deforestation is also the story of the … story of civilisation is also the story of deforestation, going back to the days of …
A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in recent years, numerous issues surrounding deforestation and its impact on health have come to light
… Amy Hall | 1st May 2012 Ethical Living Soy Deforestation WWF Greenpeace Gm Soya Health … in recent years, numerous issues surrounding deforestation and its impact on health have … how did soya go from super crop to super bad? Deforestation and slavery Brazil, the second …
Misinformation campaign behind weakening of Amazon protections exposed by scientists.
… Amazon deforestation fuelled by disinformation … Misinformation Brazil Bolsonaro Science Deforestation Editor’s Picks brazil_deforestation.jpg Misinformation campaign … Amazon protections exposed by scientists. The deforestation of Brazil has been driven by a …
Two-thirds of UK public say government should do more to tackle Amazon destruction.
… Deforestation is 'key concern' Brendan Montague | 25th August 2020 | News Deforestation Amazon Public Opinion WWF … August this year – following an increase in deforestation alerts of 33 percent since last …
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has been sharply reduced in recent years, writes Alex Kirby. But analysts say that palm oil and other cash crops are set for a major expansion, while high demand for beef, and administrative chaos, may undermine efforts to reform the ranching sector.
… Farming Trade amazon-road-cattle-flat.jpg Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has been … Environmental Defense Fund . After decades of deforestation, it says, efforts to curb the … hectares of palm oil? The study found that deforestation driven by land speculation is …
Matilda Lee talks exclusively to the head of WWF Brazil about controversial beef and soya production, the REDD mechanism and deforestation, as well as the wider environmental challenges facing the emerging economic powerhouse
… Farming Climate Change And Energy WWF Amazon Deforestation Denise Hamu Living Planet Report … and soya production, the REDD mechanism and deforestation, as well as the wider … a prioritization of the Amazon and stopping deforestation since President Dilma Rousseff …
A special investigation from Andrew Wasley, Alexandra Heal and Lucy Michaels in London, Dominic Phillips, André Campos and Diego Junqueira in Sao Paulo and Claire Smyth in Belfast.
… environment agency Ibama as a punishment for deforestation. Nearby there were more signs of … — restrictions that ban farmers guilty of deforestation or environmental damage from … Santa Barbara has been accused of illegal deforestation and faced allegations of using …
The world's largest rainforest is under combined threat from deforestation and human-caused climate change. In an interview with the Ecologist, tropical forest expert Dr Simon Lewis explains what is happening
… Tom Levitt | 27th May 2011 Comment Amazon Deforestation Climate Change Carbon Sink … rainforest is under combined threat from deforestation and human-caused climate change. … TL: What is the biggest cause of deforestation in the Amazon? SL: It is …
How do you solve a problem like deforestation? By a change of diet, writes Laura Kehoe. Scientists have discovered that we can feed the world and stop destroying forests by eating less meat. If we all went vegetarian that would reduce deforestation by 94%. And if we went the whole way to veganism enough land would be freed up for a new forest the size of the Amazon, and allow a widespread shift to organic farming systems.
… ranch.jpg How do you solve a problem like deforestation? By a change of diet, writes … If we all went vegetarian that would reduce deforestation by 94%. And if we went the whole … the world, food is the number one cause of deforestation, especially our taste for meat . …
Amazon threat from soybean expansion delayed for a year - but 8 million hectares of unprotected forest at risk from 2015 pending new measures.
… traders selling soya that may be linked to deforestation in the Amazon, which has … government announced a 28% increase in Amazon deforestation rates. This was the first official data on Amazon deforestation to come to light since Brazil …
Europe's resolve to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be strengthening.
… EU agricultural imports and deforestation Nicole Polsterer | 28th May 2020 News Editor’s Picks Deforestation Brazil Amazon EU Agriculture … while media attention is elsewhere. Violation Deforestation in the Amazon rose by 64 percent …
Worsening fires and deforestation in the Amazon are exacerbating the situation for indigenous people, who are already more vulnerable to Covid-19, scientists say.
… Early | 13th August 2020 | News Fire Deforestation Amazon Bolsonaro Covid-19 … people of Brazil Worsening fires and deforestation in the Amazon are exacerbating … more vulnerable to Covid-19, scientists say. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon was 25 …
Cattle ranchers bigger culprits in Amazon deforestation than soy farmers, new NGO study shows
… Cattle ranching biggest driver of Amazon deforestation The Ecologist | 27th May 2009 News Amazon Cattle Soy Deforestation Greenpeace Brazil Farming … Cattle ranchers bigger culprits in Amazon deforestation than soy farmers, new NGO study …
Partnership between Brazil and Norway to prevent deforestation in the Amazon praised by US President Barack Obama
… Ecologist | 14th December 2009 News Amazon Deforestation Climate Change … between Brazil and Norway to prevent deforestation in the Amazon praised by US … that we are making progress in avoiding deforestation of the Amazon,' he said. Norway …
The world's largest rainforest is ravaged by deforestation and two recent droughts. If they continue, says one expert, the Amazon risks entering a period where it can no longer be relied upon to absorb more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces
… sink? Tom Levitt | 27th May 2011 News Amazon Deforestation Carbon Dioxide Carbon Sink … The world's largest rainforest is ravaged by deforestation and two recent droughts. If they … increasingly severe droughts and continuing deforestation that could wipe out large areas …
Land in Amazon 'arc of deforestation' turned into small scale 'silvopastoral' systems, where animals graze among trees.
… Trees planted in Amazon 'arc of deforestation' Brendan Montague | 22nd April 2020 News Deforestation Amazon Science & Systems … Land in Amazon 'arc of deforestation' turned into small scale …
Brazil claims to have clamped down on slash and burn tactics, slave labour and links to deforestation as it seeks to gain foothold in Europe’s lucrative biofuels market
… | 4th October 2011 News Brazil Biofuels Deforestation US Ethanol Energy Natural World … and burn tactics, slave labour and links to deforestation as it seeks to gain foothold in … but since fell from grace as it was linked to deforestation and air pollution from the …
Europe's demand for cheap meat is been fed by an increasing demand for soya feed from the Amazon but it comes at a cost - deforestation
… 2010 Comment Atlantic Rising Blogs Amazon Deforestation Food And Farming cargillday.jpg … feed from the Amazon but it comes at a cost - deforestation Rainforest around Santarém has … but does not feel welcome near Santarém. Deforestation Aside from cultural conflicts, …
Big Oil going carbon neutral? Here is how carbon offsets impact local and indigenous communities.
… such as renewable energy projects or deforestation prevention, also referred to as … a REDD+ project is determining the baseline deforestation rate in reference areas that … have similar characteristics. The observed deforestation rate of the project area is then …
Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s have been praised for disclosing their ‘forest footprint’ but experts say that consumers are still not aware of the impact of their daily diet
… | 10th February 2010 News Food And Farming Deforestation Amazon Palm Oil deforestationlogging.jpg Marks and Spencer and … about the link between corporate activity and deforestation. Similar to the Carbon …