Beef Emissions Blow Past Climate Limits – Over Twice the Target

Beef Emissions Blow Past Climate Limits – Over Twice the Target

Researchers from the Federal University of São Paulo emphasize the importance of implementing emission reduction practices throughout the production chain. Beef production is a cornerstone of Brazil’s economy, but it also ranks among the country’s top sources of greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research, [...]

Brazil slaughterhouses reduce ties to Amazon deforestation, but cattle laundering remains issue

A report of Brazil’s Amazon beef industry published reveals that slaughterhouses complying with a settlement agreement are far more likely to follow laws prohibiting the purchase of cattle from illegally deforested land

Around 1.24 million hectares of forest were cleared last year in Brazil. This is significantly less than the year before.

TAC of the meat shows results in combating deforestation in the Amazon - Global Happenings

(Photo: Reuters/Bruno Kelly) An agreement involving the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the refrigeratic Brazilians helped reduce the participation of the beef industry in the logging in Amazonianaccording to audits from companies aimed at monitoring their own cattle purchases in six states. The agreement, called meat TAC, requires that refrigerators audit their cattle purchases to determine whether animals are being raised in protected ar…