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UK ‘complicit’ in Amazon destruction, campaigners warn

WWF has called for legislation to take deforestation-linked products off UK shelves.

Evening Standard

Qld green groups seek new forest plan

A coalition of conservation groups has launched a campaign calling for the Queensland government to draw up a plan to halt deforestation in the state.

AAP

Amazon loses London-sized area of rainforest in a month with Bolsonaro’s reign under threat

Large area destroyed in September, as environmental criminals raced to wreck the region before possible change of president

The Guardian - US

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Chicken in British supermarkets ‘linked to deforested Amazon’

Investigation found that JBS poultry were fed on soya beans and corn from deforested areas

The Guardian - UK

Brazil election could decide Amazon fate

Bolsonaro "derided Indigenous people, environmentalists and science" while weakening environmental protections

Salon

Worst Brazil forest fires in a decade, yet election silence

September has come and gone, marking another painful milestone for the world's largest rainforest

The Independent UK

Brazil's election could determine the fate of the Amazon after record deforestation

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection in Sunday's vote, forest clearing and wildfires have surged in the Amazon.

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Fate of Amazon rests on Brazil election, say experts

Further destruction under Bolsonaro could push vital rainforest past irreversible tipping point

The Guardian - UK

How to balance sustainability

As the global population rises, we are projected to need up to 50% more food by 2050 than we needed in 2012. We face a huge challenge to feed the world while at the same time protecting our forests from agricultural expansion, which drives almost 90% of deforestation globally.

Bangkok Post

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point

The Ashéninka woman with the painted face radiated a calm, patient confidence as she stood on the sandy banks of the Amonia River and faced the loggers threatening her Amazonian community.

The Conversation

Amazon rainforest being torched at highest rate in TWELVE years putting planet in danger

Mirror reporter Nada Farhoud travelled to the Amacro region of Brazil to witness firsthand the 'lungs of the world' being torched by land-grabbers as President Jair Bolsonaro allows the crisis to spiral

Daily Mirror

World’s central banks financing destruction of the rainforest

Corporate bonds intended to inject liquidity into markets profited companies engaged in deforestation

The Guardian - UK

No coal mining in Parsa and Kete Extension, says Chhattisgarh Minister

There has been stiff local opposition to mining and deforestation in the areas

The Hindu

Brazil environmentalist Silva all-in with Lula against Bolsonaro

Prominent Brazil environmentalist Marina Silva, who was environment minister under ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before breaking with his party, told Reuters she is throwing her full support behind his campaign and did not rule out a role in government if he wins a third term.

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The Guardian - UK

‘This land belonged to us’: Nestlé supply chain linked to disputed Indigenous territory

Investigation reveals cattle raised on Mỹky territory ended up in global supply chain including food giant

Financial Times

Colombia’s battle against Amazon deforestation: ‘The jungle is disappearing’

Leftwing government launches crackdown on illegal clearances to tackle destruction of rainforest

The Guardian - US

Indigenous leaders urge businesses and banks to stop supporting deforestation

Amazon ecosystem is on verge of collapse, leaders tell brands such as Apple and Tesla as UN gathers in New York

The Canberra Times

EU deforestation moves could backfire: beef producers

"A one-size-fits-all definition of deforestation does not exist."

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The Conversation

Ghana's efforts to employ young people and regrow forests could work better

Deforestation has been an issue of global concern for many years. Deforestation is a major environmental concern because of its adverse effects on ecological sustainability, agricultural productivity and overall quality of life of the people. As populations increase, there is a higher demand for both forest products and forest lands…

The Independent UK

EU lawmakers support ban of goods linked to deforestation

European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests

Reuters

Indonesia and Norway plan to launch new pact to curb deforestation

Indonesia and Norway have agreed to start a new partnership to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation in the Southeast Asian country, officials said on Monday, after Jakarta ended a similar pact last year citing a lack of payments.

The Guardian - US

The Mennonites being accused of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon

A brush with the law has alarmed the community of about 100 families who fear losing the land they have made their home

France 24

Deforestation in Brazil: NGO Mighty Earth points finger of blame at Carrefour

French retail giant Carrefour is accused of deforestation in the Amazon. According to global advocacy group Mighty Earth, the group sources ingredients from meat and soy traders with shocking practices. Carrefour controls roughly a quarter of the food distribution market in Brazil. For more, we speak to Alex Wijeratna, Senior…

The Independent UK

Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August

More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly five years, thanks to a surge in illegal deforestation

The Independent UK

Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest

An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in Brazil is only a few miles shy of connecting two of the worst areas of deforestation in the Amazon basin

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