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Trade emerging as a key driver of Brazilian deforestation
2013-04-08 05:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: A new study published online April 4th in the journal Environmental Research Letters finds that trade and global consumption of Brazilian beef and soybeans is increasingly driving Brazilian deforestation. Consequently, current international efforts to protect rainforests (e.g., REDD) may be undermined by the increased trade and consumption. By estimating CO2 emissions from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon from 1990 to 2010, and connecting the emissions to the most important direct drivers...
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Brazilian govt confirms rise in deforestation
2013-03-28 23:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Brazil's National Space Research Agency INPE today confirmed an apparent rise in Amazon forest clearing for the four-month period ending February 28, 2013. According to INPE's near real-time deforestation tracking system known at DETER, Amazon deforestation is pacing about 15 percent ahead of last year's rate, when overall forest clearing reached its lowest level since annual record-keeping began in the late 1980s. DETER indicates that at least 615 square kilometers of rainforest was cleared in...
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Brazilian Pork Output Increased in 2012
2013-03-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
BRAZIL – Data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography has confirmed a record breaking 2012 for cattle slaughter as well as growth in the pig sector.
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Brazilian supermarkets ban beef linked to Amazon deforestation
2013-03-28 00:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A group representing 2,800 Brazilian supermarkets has signed an agreement barring beef linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest from their shelves. The Brazilian Association of Supermarkets signed the pact Monday with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, whose actions in 2009 - namely the threat of multi-billion dollar fines - helped pressure grocery chains into demanding deforestation-free beef from the world's largest cattle producers. That pressure, which came at the same time as...
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Russian Ban On Ractopamine Boosts Brazilian Exports
2013-03-27 16:28:00| Beef
By Simon Quilty, Australia Russia banned imports of U.S. pork, chicken and beef in February due to the use of ractopamine. While Russia may have a genuine concern about the use of the feed additive, theres no doubt it will use food safety issues like this to protect its own economic interests when needed. read more
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