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British troops fed by corrupt Brazilian meat firm tied to illegal Amazon deforestation
17.09.2019 Ration packs used by armed forces have contained beef and chicken from JBS since 2009 and until at least 2016, new Earthsight research finds
Two million hectares of Bolivia burns following Morales’ expansion of agriculture frontier
11.09.2019
Local NGOs and Amnesty International call for suspension of Supreme Decree 3973 allowing “controlled burns” and investigation into perpetrators responsible for forest fires crisis
Pressure builds on big economies to address commodity import risks in wake of Amazon fires
03.09.2019 G7 and UK Amazon aid pledges are meagre compared to their Brazilian beef purchases
NGOs allege Malaysian palm oil labour abuses violate US law, while EU legislation falls short
02.09.2019 Legal complaint targets Proctor & Gamble’s purchases from Felda Global Ventures and acknowledges global buyers from same plantations, but similar cases not possible in Europe
As the Amazon burns, UK supermarkets still sell beef from firm fined for illegal deforestation
23.08.2019 Sainsbury’s and Morrisons among those stocking corned beef from JBS – the meatpacking giant fined £6.5m for illegal deforestation
Brazil senators and NGOs attempt to oust environment minister for failing to protect Amazon
23.08.2019 Opposition politicians submit impeachment request, while 50 civil society groups call for investigation into Ricardo Salles for improper conduct and ‘paralysing’ environmental action
Prosecutor targets ‘ringleader’ Dennis Melka in Peru cacao case
19.08.2019 It comes after staff at Melka firm sentenced for links to illegal deforestation
Bolivia legalises and expands ‘savage’ deforestation for China and Russia beef deals
16.08.2019 New decree is said to violate landmark Mother Earth law by opening up an additional 4.5 million hectares to cattle ranchers in El Beni
Tropical Forest Alliance supports EU regulation on ‘deforestation-laced’ commodities
08.08.2019 Head of industry-backed anti-deforestation grouping backs EU due diligence regulation for agri-commodities
