A Major Agreement to Protect the Amazon Is Falling Apart After 20 Years

A Major Agreement to Protect the Amazon Is Falling Apart After 20 Years

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Nearly 20 years ago, a Brazilian lobbying group for soy trading and processing companies signed onto a historic conservation deal known as the Amazon soy moratorium. The voluntary agreement prohibits members from buying soybeans grown on lands deforested after July 2008. Proponents of the deal say that it has been highly effective at protecting forest land w…