Agriculture and Deforestation
We need to fundamentally overhaul our agriculture and forestry practices.
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We need to fundamentally overhaul our agriculture and forestry practices.
Commodity production and trade are at the centre of Earth’s most pressing sustainability challenges including climate change, biodiversity loss, and extreme poverty.
Presidents Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro have forged a nationalist alliance based on the idea that climate change is a hoax.
With more than 400 ways to certify goods and services as sustainable, it can be hard for consumers to avoid confusion and shop responsibly.
In response to the devastating escalation of fires in the Amazon, one of the most frequently-asked questions is: “How can we feed a growing human population, while protecting precious natural habitats such as rainforests?”
There is a clear path forward to saving the Amazon-one that includes governments, companies, civil society, scientists, indigenous people and consumers with the support of the international community.