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Brazilian leather industry giant commits to end Amazon destruction

Press release | 13 August, 2009 at 17:01

In a significant move in the fight against climate change, the world’s largest leather exporter and Brazil’s second-largest beef exporter, Bertin, today backed Greenpeace’s call for a moratorium on buying cattle from farms involved in Amazon...

World Bank withdraws loan to Brazilian cattle giant

Press release | 14 June, 2009 at 0:29

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank, has withdrawn a USD 90 million loan to Brazil's cattle giant Bertin. The loan was used for the company to further expand into the Amazon region, which was...

Minimum Criteria for Industrial Scale Cattle Operations in the Brazilian Amazon Biome

Publication | 5 October, 2009 at 2:00

The following criteria apply to all agribusiness companies operating within the Brazilian Amazon Biome.

Why Brazil’s rotten meat scandal is a big problem — and not just for Brazilians

Why Brazil’s rotten meat scandal is a big problem — and not just for Brazilians

Blog entry by Davin Hutchins | 22 March, 2017 4 comments

Food scandals like this happen more often than you think and may affect you more than you know — even if you don’t live in Brazil. Have you heard about the shocking rotten meat scandal that’s shaking the Brazilian society...

Feeding animals or feeding ourselves?

Feeding animals or feeding ourselves?

Blog entry by Reyes Tirado | 12 February, 2013 5 comments

As a mostly-vegetarian scientist and smallholding farmer, it was my new challenge to consider the role of animals in an ecological farming system aimed at both protecting nature and feeding the world equitably. Inspired by the...

Cattle industry giant takes lead in ending Amazon destruction

Press release | 23 June, 2009 at 17:30

The world's fourth largest beef trader, Marfrig, announced a moratorium last night on buying cattle from farms that deforest the Amazon from now on.

Amazon Soya Moratorium Extended

Amazon Soya Moratorium Extended

Feature story | 28 July, 2009 at 2:00

More good news about the ongoing campaign to protect the Amazon rainforest: the landmark three-year-old soya moratorium has been extended for another year.

Cattle ranching expansion in the Brazilian Amazon

Publication | 29 January, 2009 at 17:12

Between 1996 and 2006 the area of cattle pastures in the Brazilian Amazon grew by approximately 10 million hectares – an area about the size of Iceland.

Slaughterhouses and Roads in Mato Grosso

Publication | 29 January, 2009 at 17:11

This map shows how the main roads which opened up in the1970s link with extensive networks of unofficial roads (not shown on official charts) has led to cattle ranching expanding into remote areas, hundreds of kilometres from slaughterhouses.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Publication | 29 January, 2009 at 1:00

This map shows the extent of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

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