Soya Production in the Cerrado Region, Brazil

Deforested area in the municipality of Barreiras. This region is known as the "Ring of Soy", which brings together several farms, processors and soybean distribution centers. The "ring" passes through the municipalities of Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Riachão das Neves, Formosa do Rio Preto and Barreiras, in the Cerrado region in the western part of Bahia state.

In original language:

Cerrado Brasileiro e Produção de Soja

Área desmatada no município de Barreiras. Esta região é conhecida como "Anel da Soja", e reúne diversas fazendas, processadoras e centros de distribuição de soja e corta os municípios de Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Riachão das Neves, Formosa do Rio Preto e Barreiras, no Cerrado do oeste baiano.

Unique identifier: GP0STTEK1

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/05/2019

Locations: Bahia, Brazil, Cerrado, Formosa do Rio Preto, South America

Credit line: © Marizilda Cruppe / Greenpeace

Size: 3543px × 2362px 7MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Soya Production in the Brazilian Cerrado Region

Documentation of the impact of rapidly expanding soya production on forests, people and wildlife in the Brazilian Cerrado, the world’s most wildlife-rich Savannah. Soya from the region is being imported into the EU by international traders and sold to major household brands, many of which have promised to end their role in deforestation for commodities by 2020.

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