Soy-linked deforestation
There was renewed interest this month in a story we filed in March documenting a report from not-for-profit group, Mighty Earth, along with Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) and Fern, investigating soy-linked deforestation in Argentina and Paraguay
Their report, The Avoidable Crisis, claimed soy raised for European animal feed is behind deforestation in Argentina and Paraguay, and that commodity traders like Cargill and Bunge have failed to put in place meaningful mechanisms to ensure that they are not driving these harmful practices.
You can read the full story here.