This Colombian 'hotel for cows' could help reduce deforestation in the Amazon
@vox.com2 years ago
The alarming decline of Earth’s forests, in 4 charts
@guardian2 years ago
Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report theguardian.com
@theconversation.com3 years ago
Eating less food from animal sources is key to reducing the risk of wildlife-origin diseases and global warming
@theguardian.com5 years ago
Revealed: new evidence links Brazil meat giant JBS to Amazon deforestation
@nytimesworld6 years ago
You've heard of "money laundering" and "greenwashing." In Brazil, "cattle laundering" is one of the main reasons the Amazon rainforest is on fire. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld6 years ago
In Brazil's Amazon, an estimated 173,746 square miles of forest (larger than California) has been converted to cattle pasture over recent decades. A deal between 3 giant meatpackers and Greenpeace was supposed to help end the deforestation. It hasn't. nyti.ms
@qz.com6 years ago
The Amazon fires prompt Vans, Timberland, and others to stop buying Brazilian leather
@fastcompany.com4 months ago
80% of Brazil’s major beef and leather companies have not committed to stop deforestation
@theguardian.com2 years ago
More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand
@theguardian.com2 years ago
Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report
@vox.com3 years ago
Where forests disappeared last year, in one chart
@theguardian.com5 years ago
Meat giants selling to UK linked to Brazil farms in deforested Amazon reserve
@nytimesworld6 years ago
In Brazil's Amazon, an estimated 173,746 square miles of forest (larger than California) has been converted to cattle pasture over recent decades. A deal between 3 giant meatpackers and Greenpeace was supposed to help end the deforestation. It hasn't. nyti.ms
@theguardian.com6 years ago
Amazon cowboys: rodeo culture rides high in Brazil – in pictures
@BBCWorld6 years ago
Why are there fires in the Amazon? Wildfires often occur in the dry season in Brazil but they are also deliberately started in efforts to illegally deforest land for cattle ranching Social media reacts with #prayforamazonia: bbc.in t.co
@theguardian.com9 months ago
Brazilian rancher ordered to pay $50m for damage to Amazon
@theconversation.com2 years ago
A global 'conservation basic income' might cost trillions – but it's still a shrewd investment
@vox.com2 years ago
Coming soon: Beef, coffee, and chocolate, without a side of environmental destruction
@aljazeera.com3 years ago
Colombia charges former FARC rebels with destruction of Amazon
@guardian5 years ago
Meat company faces heat over ‘cattle laundering’ in Amazon supply chain theguardian.com
@nytimesworld6 years ago
You've heard of "money laundering" and "greenwashing." You've probably never heard of "cattle laundering," but it's an important term, describing a practice that threatens Brazil's Amazon and could further heat a warming planet. nyti.ms
@aljazeera.com6 years ago
Residents of Brazil's Amazon decry deadly deforestation disaster
@theguardian.com2 years ago
Brazil launches biggest ever operation against illegal cattle farms in Amazon
@theguardian.com2 years ago
Brazil to sue Volkswagen over claims of ‘slavery’ during military dictatorship
@forbes.com2 years ago
Large Vs. Small Deforesters In The Brazilian Amazon
@vox.com4 years ago
Beef is bad for the planet. Can we make it better?
@nytimesworld5 years ago
“If you can’t deforest a little, then there is no way you can raise more cattle," said a cowboy in the Amazon, who does not like, but accepts, the smoke from intentionally set fires. "You need to create a situation where it’s good for both sides.” nyti.ms
@nytimesworld6 years ago
You've heard of "money laundering" and "greenwashing." In Brazil, "cattle laundering" is one of the main reasons the Amazon rainforest is on fire. nyti.ms
@theintercept.com6 years ago
Larry Fink, Joe Biden’s Wall Street Ally, is Deeply Invested in Amazon Cattle Ranching, a Force Behind Deforestation
