Soya Farm in the Amazon

A soya farm in Belterra, in the Santarém region.

Unique identifier: GP0STOLBC

Type: Image

Shoot date: 22/07/2013

Locations: Belterra, Brazil, Pará, Santarém, South America

Credit line: © Greenpeace / John Novis

Size: 5184px × 3456px 24MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Amazon Soya Documentation

The soya industry has temporarily stopped buying produce from newly-deforested areas in the Amazon, but permanent protection is not guaranteed.
A Soya Working Group was created to support the implementation of the moratorium. Members include soya traders such as Bunge, Cargill, ADM and Amaggi, as well as NGOs including Greenpeace, Conservation International, TNC, IPAM and WWF. The Brazilian government also committed to support the moratorium by speeding up the registration and mapping of rural properties. This includes designating environmental and economic zoning within the Amazon biome and prioritising areas where soya production is concentrated. The government also monitors and searches for newly deforested areas, using advanced satellite mapping at a higher level of detail than before.

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