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Amazon soya king receives Golden Chainsaw award

Posted by admin — 20 June 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

Brazilian TV presenters about to award the 'Golden Chainsaw' to soya king Blairo Maggi

 

Thanks to the over 30,000 international web supporters who voted in our web poll, Blairo Maggi, the world's biggest soya farmer and governor of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, was awarded the 'Golden Chainsaw Award' by Greenpeace last week.

A clear winner with over 37 per cent of the vote, Maggi came ahead of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, recently criticized for failing to stem the level of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

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The Yungas and Great Chaco American forests

Posted by admin — 8 November 2004 at 9:00am - Comments

Greenpeace activists dressed as 'jaguars' use chains to immobilise the bulldozers that have been destroying Yungas forest

Rich in biodiversity and home to rare species such as jaguars, which are on the brink of extinction in the region, these forests are being destroyed at one of the fastest rates in the world.

The rate of this destruction has accelerated since 1996 when Monsanto introduced genetically engineered soya beans into Argentina. Since then, the country has extended its agricultural frontiers to grow genetically engineered soya for export as animal feed particularly to the European Union and China, at the expense of its threatened forests, wildlife and the home and livelihoods of many forest dwelling people, including indigenous people.

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GM animal feed: Sneaking GM into the food chain

Last edited 15 October 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
30 January, 2001

Over half the soya and a quarter of the maize grown in the United States is genetically modified (GM). While some of the crops are destined for human consumption, the majority are fed to the animals that provide our meat and dairy products. In fact, around 90% of world soya bean production is used for animal feed.

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Soya importer announces its intention to go GM-free

Last edited 12 December 2000 at 9:00am
12 December, 2000
Greenpeace's action against the bulk carrier Polydefkis P

Greenpeace's action against the bulk carrier Polydefkis P

Central Soya, a subsidiary of Eridania- Beghin-Say, and one of the largest commodity processors and food producers in the world have confirmed to Greenpeace that they will convert their soybean facility in Bordeaux to exclusively GM-free production.

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Legality of GM animal feed imports questioned

Last edited 25 February 2000 at 9:00am
25 February, 2000

Greenpeace taking action to stop GM imports

Greenpeace today, successfully intercepted and is still occupying after 12 hours, the bulk carrier 'Iolcos Grace', which is carrying up to sixty thousand tonnes of genetically modified soya into Britain.

US grain exporter Cargill, who owns the cargo has said today that "genetically modified soyabeans are fully regulated and have been approved for safe use in food and feed in the UK and the rest of the EU since 1996."

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