BRASILIA, Brazil — The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle farming has turned the surrounding rainforest from a vital carbon sink into a significant carbon source. Now a new report concludes around 80% of Brazil’s leading beef and cow leather companies and …
WASHINGTON — As incomes in China have grown in the last decade, so has China’s appetite for beef. For its part, Brazil’s Environment Ministry said independent audits have shown that major meat processors are still buying significant quantities of cattle raised on deforested land through their indirect suppliers. Daniel Azeredo, a Brazilian federal prosecutor who has led crackdowns on illegal …
A US Senator has introduced a bill to halt the importation of Brazilian beef as concerns mount over Brazil's handling of two outbreaks of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy — commonly known as mad cow disease. Key points: A US Senator has introduced a bill to ban imports of Brazilian beef into America Brazil has been criticised for its delayed reporting …