Missing voices
Land and environmental defenders faced brutal silencing tactics in 2023, with a record year for killings in Colombia and criminalisation cases across the world
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Long Read | September 10, 2024
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Article | August 22, 2024 One football field of tropical forest a day destroyed by farms supplying JBS
Groundbreaking automated "beef-bot" reveals that more than 400 hectares of tropical forest were destroyed last year on meat farms belonging to JBS’ indirect suppliers – equating to over a football field of forest lost every single day in Pará alone, according to new Global Witness analysis.
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Press Release | February 21, 2024 Deforestation footprint of Brazil’s three biggest meat companies five times larger in fragile Cerrado than in Amazon
Brazil’s three largest meat companies have been linked to the destruction of an area of forest in Mato Grosso state bigger than Chicago, with the forest lost in the state’s Cerrado savannah nearly five times higher than in the Amazon.
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Article | February 21, 2024 The Cerrado crisis: Brazil’s deforestation frontline
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Blog Post | February 21, 2024 What is the Cerrado – and why is it important for our planet?
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Blog Post | December 11, 2023 Land and environmental defenders protect our planet – but they cannot halt climate change without access to justice
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Blog Post | November 29, 2023 Why Indigenous voices must be central to negotiations at COP28
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Briefing Document | September 20, 2023 JBS S.A. Dual Listing on New York Stock Exchange: A collective warning of risks to people, planet and investors
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Press Release | September 19, 2023 Experts issue warning to investors as Brazil’s corrupt Batista family attempt to gain almost full control of world’s biggest meat company
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Article | September 05, 2023 Why should global financiers worry about agribusiness COFCO's deforestation links?
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Press Release | August 08, 2023 Amazon Summit must put environmental defenders at the heart of commitments, as leaders convene in Brazil
Briefings
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Briefing Document | September 20, 2023 JBS S.A. Dual Listing on New York Stock Exchange: A collective warning of risks to people, planet and investors
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Briefing Document | May 12, 2022 Shareholders urged to vote against board of Bunge for lack of action on climate
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Briefing Document | April 26, 2021 Bunge needs to urgently address deforestation and human rights abuses
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Briefing Document | August 20, 2018 Voluntary guidelines for agribusiness, and their relevance to defenders
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Briefing Document | July 24, 2018 What Businesses & Governments can do for Defenders
Press Releases
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Press Release | February 21, 2024 Deforestation footprint of Brazil’s three biggest meat companies five times larger in fragile Cerrado than in Amazon
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Press Release | September 19, 2023 Experts issue warning to investors as Brazil’s corrupt Batista family attempt to gain almost full control of world’s biggest meat company
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Press Release | August 08, 2023 Amazon Summit must put environmental defenders at the heart of commitments, as leaders convene in Brazil
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Press Release | April 24, 2023 New tracking tool launched to monitor Amazon deforestation in meatpacker supply chain
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Press Release | January 19, 2023 Facebook approves for publication ads with death threats and calls to violence following violent protests in Brazil
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Press Release | January 10, 2023 Brazil insurrection: Social media platforms must act to stop spread of disinformation and calls to violence
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Press Release | December 19, 2022 Brazilian palm oil firm, BBF, ramps up violence against Indigenous peoples in final days of Bolsonaro rule
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Press Release | December 16, 2022 Mark Carney firm offloaded farms linked to deforestation and human rights abuses in hypocrisy-ridden 'slash and sell' strategy
Reports
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Report | September 28, 2022 Bankrolling deforestation: Central banks accused of financing environmental destruction
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Report | November 23, 2021 Global commodity traders are fuelling land conflicts in Brazil’s Cerrado
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Report | December 02, 2020 Beef, Banks and the Brazilian Amazon
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Report | July 24, 2018 At What Cost?
Blogs
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Blog Post | February 21, 2024 What is the Cerrado – and why is it important for our planet?
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Blog Post | December 11, 2023 Land and environmental defenders protect our planet – but they cannot halt climate change without access to justice
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Blog Post | November 29, 2023 Why Indigenous voices must be central to negotiations at COP28
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Blog Post | August 03, 2023 A terrible trade-off: burger today, rainforest gone tomorrow?
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Blog Post | May 04, 2023 Hopes and fears for forests in a divided Brazil
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Blog Post | April 19, 2023 Defending the defenders: why Brazil must prioritize ratification of the Escazú Agreement
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Blog Post | April 24, 2023 Banking on destruction: tracking deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon - and exposing its backers
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Blog Post | April 11, 2023 To save the Amazon, Brazil needs China’s commitment
