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Tesco drove Amazon deforestation through its beef sourcing

Posted by Fran G — 6 June 2012 at 9:40am - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá
Cattle Farm in the Amazon

The cattle industry is known to be the biggest cause of deforestation globally and it has now come to light that Tesco has driven this problem through its beef sourcing.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, forests, rainforest

The hidden reality in Dilma's Forest Code 'veto'

Posted by Fran G — 1 June 2012 at 11:31am - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: © Vicki Couchman / Greenpeace
Activists in London; activists around the world rallied to support a full veto of the new Forest Code

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff tried to create the illusion last week that she was vetoing the very worst parts of Brazil's new Forest Code to protect the Amazon rainforest. The reality, however, is entirely different.

Article tagged as: brazil, deforestation, forests, rainforests, zero deforestation

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