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2023
Forbidden Stories | The Amazon Cut: How Beef Linked to Deforestation is Exported to Europe by Major Companies
Vox | The alarming decline of Earth’s forests, in 4 charts
Wisconsin Public Radio | Ethanol production poses harm to endangered species, Wisconsin scientist says
Mongabay | A Twitter bot tracks meat production in the Brazilian Amazon
La Republica | ¿Qué medidas se tomarán ante suspensión del servicio de gas al suroccidente del país?
2022
O Eco | Sai a floresta, entra o pasto: Amazônia (des)protegida
Nature News | Brazil election: Scientists cheer Lula victory over Bolsonaro
Vox | “Dirty” cows are destroying the Amazon rainforest
Time | Politicians Are Touting Corn Ethanol as a Climate Solution. The Truth Is More Complicated
Wisconsin Public Radio | Report: Long-term affects of farmland conversion
Mongabay | Beef is still coming from protected areas in the Amazon, study shows
The Hill | New study casts doubt on ethanol’s climate benefits
National Wildlife Federation | Peer-Reviewed Research: Ethanol Mandate an Unmitigated Disaster for People, Wildlife
Washington Post | Demand for meat is destroying the Amazon. Smarter choices at the dinner table can go a long way to help.
The Counter | Corn ethanol was supposed to help the climate. Instead, its production may have made things worse
Civil Eats | How Corn Ethanol for Biofuel Fed Climate Change
The Guardian | ‘Loophole’ allowing for deforestation on soya farms in Brazil’s Amazon
Wisconsin State Journal | Ethanol no better than gasoline, study finds; UW scientists seek better plant fuels
Bloomberg | Ethanol Less Green Than Gas, Study Funded by Biofuel Critics Says
UW News | At bioenergy crossroads, should corn ethanol be left in the rearview mirror?
Reuters | U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
BBC | Veg diet plus re-wilding gives ‘double climate dividend’
Bloomberg | How Big Beef Is Fueling the Amazon’s Destruction
2021
Just Style | New project said to be the largest to map leather supply chains
National Geographic | How can the most endangered ecosystem in the world be saved?
The Guardian | The five biggest threats to our natural world … and how we can stop them
Washington Post | E.U. seeks to block import of commodities that drive deforestation
New York Times | How Americans' appetite for leather in luxury SUVs is worsening Amazon deforestation
National Wildlife Federation | Pulse of the Heartland
Popular Science | World leaders promise to end deforestation. Is that even possible?
The Bueau of Investigative Journalism | Loophole lets soya farmers tear down the Amazon
Mongabay | Deforestation-free beef stymied by Brazil’s unequal supply chain
2020
Mongabay | Soy moratorium averted New Jersey-size loss of Amazon rainforest
Bloomberg Green | Bloomberg Green - Why It’s So Hard to Stop Amazon Deforestation, Starting With the Beef Industry
Reuters | One Brazilian farmer tried – and failed – to ranch more responsibly in the Amazon
Forbes | Rotten Apples Could Spoil Brazilian Soybean Exports
The Guardian | A fifth of Brazilian soy in Europe is result of deforestation
BBC | Amazon soya and beef exports ‘linked to deforestation’
CNN | Brazil’s beef and soy exports to the EU linked to illegal deforestation, study finds
Reuters | A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation
Phys | Revealing Brazil’s rotten agribusinesses
Mongabay | Only a few ‘rotten apples’ causing most illegal Brazil deforestation
Hellenic Shipping News | A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation
Medium | The rotten apples of Brazil’s agribusiness
New Food | Study reveals scale of illegal soy and beef exports from Brazil to EU
The Cattle Site | Amazon deforestation linked with soya and beef production
Merco Press | A fifth of Brazilian soy exports to EU may have come from illegally deforested land
Eco Debate | 20% da soja e carne exportadas para a UE podem estar vinculadas ao desmatamento ilegal
UOL | Cerca de um quinto da soja e carne brasileiras vêm de desmatamento
La Vanguardia | Soja y vacuno que los europeos compramos a Brasil a costa la Amazonia
D Noticias | Até um quinto da soja exportada do Brasil para a UE deriva da desflorestação ilegal
G1 | Soja e carne exportadas do Brasil para UE podem ter rastro de desmate ilegal
Jornal do Comercio | Desmatamento pode contaminar 20% da soja e 17% da carne exportadas à Europa
Green Report | Le mele marce dell’agribusiness brasiliano
Green Me | Un quinto della soia europea viene dalla deforestazione in Brasile
Klima Reporter | Brandbeschleuniger Handel
Tagesspiegel | EU importiert zwei Millionen Tonnen Soja von illegal gerodeten Flächen
La Croix | Au Brésil, on déforeste illégalement pour exporter le soja vers l’Europe
Villes et Communes | Brésil: 20 % des exportations vers l’Europe proviennent de la déforestation illégale
The Economist | How big beef and soya firms can stop deforestation
The Commons | SAGE associate professor and Geography graduate research fellow publish three papers on carbon stocks
Christian Science Monitor | Saving the Amazon: How cattle ranchers can halt deforestation
On Wisconsin | Earth’s Bright Future
The Guardian | Meat company faces heat over ‘cattle laundering’ in Amazon supply chain
2019
New York Times | Why Did a Vow to End Amazon Fires Falter? Blame ʻCattle Launderingʼ
Mongabay | Brazilian beef industry plays outsized role in tropical carbon emissions
Nature | The crop that’s gobbling up a vast Brazilian ecosystem
Mongabay | Giant Norway pension fund weighs Brazil divestment over Amazon deforestation
Mongabay | Cargill rejects Cerrado soy moratorium, pledges $30 million search for ideas
2018
Science News | New global study reveals the ‘staggering’ loss of forests caused by industrial agriculture.
Mongabay | Do environmental advocacy campaigns drive successful forest conservation?
Mongabay | Zero-deforestation pledges need help, support to meet targets, new study finds
Press release | Avoided Deforestation Linked to Environmental Registration of Properties in the Brazilian Amazon
2017
E & E News | Land conversion for crops drives climate change — study
Reuters | U.S. biofuels policy contributes to global warming: study
World Wide Fund for Nature | 23 Global Food Companies Commit to Preserve Brazil’s Cerrado Savanna
O Eco | Os portões do desmatamento
Reuters | Shady slaughterhouses, ‘cow laundering’ drive spike in Amazon deforestation
New York Times | Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back
Stanford News | Biofuels boom could fuel rainforest destruction
Stanford News | Most new farmland comes from cutting tropical forest
Pacific Standard | A Rainforest-Protection Policy That Really Works
Mongabay | Amazon deforestation linked to McDonald’s and British retail giants
2016
Ecosystem Marketplace | Soy Sector Extends Moratorium On Amazon Soy. Now, Can They Expand It?
The Washington Post | North America’s grasslands are slowly disappearing — and no one’s paying attention
2015
Thomas Reuters Foundation | Brazil meatpackers show supply-chain rules can protect forests
Portland Business Journal | Preventing the conversion of Pacific Northwest grasslands offers big climate benefits
Think Progress | Brazilian Ranchers Aren’t Cutting Down As Much Forest Anymore. Here’s Why
KTIC Radio | Cropland conversion could have troublesome effect on conservation
E&E News | Major meatpacking company keeps its ‘zero-deforestation’ promise — study
Bloomberg | Crop-Price Plunge Helps Hunters as Pheasants Fly in South Dakota
Mongabay | Corporations rush to make zero-deforestation commitments, but is it working?
Star Tribune | In Minnesota's farm country, clean water is costly
Estado de S. Paulo | Acordos por pecuária sem desmatamento são eficazes, mostra estudo
NPR Market Place | The environmental cost of corn
VRLO | Zero Deforestation Agreements Show Impact In Brazilian Beef Industry
Minnesota Public Radio | Study: Minn. converted more wetlands than any other state when crop prices spiked
Spiegel | Brasilien: Millionen Hektar Regenwald durch Soja-Anbau in Gefahr
Folha | “Soya Moratorium” Helped Reduce Amazon Deforestation, Study Finds
Grist | Can cheaper corn change the way we farm?
Science Daily | Brazil’s soy moratorium still needed to preserve Amazon
O Globo | Pecuária pode avançar na Amazônia sem aumentar desmatamento
Science 2.0 | Cattle Ranchers And Policy Agreements In Brazil Lead To 10X Decline In Deforestation
The Cattle Site | Curbing Rainforest Destruction is Work in Progress
Época Magazine Blog | Pressão dos frigoríficos reduziu desmatamento no Pará
Diario de Cuiaba | Pesquisadores defendem importância
Die BauernZeitung | Soja-Moratorium erfolgreich im Schutz des Regenwald
Revista Globorural | Pesquisadores defendem moratória da soja na revista Science
Oeco | Pesquisadores defendem extensão da moratória da soja
Estado | Cientistas defendem prorrogação da moratória da soja na Amazônia
The Christian Science Monitor | How Brazilian beef industry became latest ally in fight against deforestation
Mongabay | Brazil’s soy moratorium dramatically reduced Amazon deforestation
The Guardian | Brazil beef industry pledges cut Amazon deforestation
2013
In Common | Forces against deforestation, continued
2012
Wisconsin Public Radio | Relationship between land-use change and bioenergy
Reuters | Amazon forest destruction slowing - Brazil
Nature Climate Change | Measurement challenges
Nature | Farm focus for saving trees
2010
Stanford News | Most new farmland comes from cutting tropical forest
PBS Wisconsin | Algae Fuel
Stanford News Service | Most new farmland comes from cutting tropical forest, says Stanford researcher
2009
Science News | What Lies Beneath: Studies link deforestation to geology and agricultural demand
KQED | Algae Power
Stanford News Service | Biofuels boom could fuel rainforest destruction, Stanford researcher warns
2008
United Nations Conference of Parties | Prof Gibbs speaking at a press conference