The launch of Floresta 250 - Cattle; EUDR delay and the Amazon Soy Moratorium
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Our Floresta 250 - Cattle report launched on 11 December and its headline finding is shocking - 80% of cattle sector heavyweights are ignoring Brazil deforestation links. The new data offering looks at the performance of the 175 companies and 75 financial institutions with the greatest influence on Brazilian deforestation driven by cattle supply chains. It assesses these organisations on the strength and implementation of their commitments on deforestation, ecosystem conversion and associated human rights abuses, looking at their links to beef, leather or both.?The full report is available in English and Portuguese. If you missed it, you can now watch a recording of the launch webinar to hear experts from WWF Brazil, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Global Canopy, ICV and Climainfo discuss the key findings and their implications.?
“Unless there is a greater effort from the private sector, it is unlikely that the government alone will be able to achieve zero deforestation." – Raoni Raj?o, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
?"We have a clear path for companies and financial institutions to take action and there is sufficient data available. There is no longer any excuse for inaction." – Isadora Carvalho, Global Canopy
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EUDR delay: Maintaining momentum towards deforestation-free supply chains
After months of uncertainty, the European Union has rejected last minute amendments to weaken the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR), but agreed to postpone the regulation by one year. Trase outlines its recommendations to make the best use of the delay to further develop the guidance, partnerships and resources needed to achieve a successful transition to deforestation-free commodity supply chains.
Global Canopy defends the Amazon Soy Moratorium Since 2006, the Amazon Soy Moratorium (ASM) has helped cut deforestation linked to soy production in the Amazon by preventing purchases of soy from newly deforested land. It provided the first market-wide agreed system to evidence the exclusion of soy from deforested land, promoting supply chain traceability and providing a reliable basis for confidence in the soy sector. Now the agreement is under threat, with recent moves to cut tax benefits and alter monitoring criteria risking compromising the ASM’s effectiveness. Global Canopy has joined over 60 organisations in signing a defence of the ASM. Read the full letter for more information.
Making 2025 a year of action for forests “Even though 2024 ended with underwhelming global deals for climate and nature, the economic and political case for action is only getting stronger.” Read our latest insight on why there’s reason to stay optimistic as we build momentum towards COP30 in Brazil in 2025.
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Global Canopy