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| 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