Colombia passes law to track cattle and keep deforestation-linked beef out of supply chains
The law creates a nationwide traceability system and phased compliance rules after Colombia lost about 3.3 million hectares of forest, supporters said.
- Colombia has passed a law requiring the cattle industry to trace livestock and prove that beef supply chains do not contribute to deforestation, making it the first tropical forest country to adopt such a nationwide framework.
- The law mandates integration of cattle-tracking, land ownership, and deforestation-monitoring systems by government agencies and private companies to identify livestock connected to forest loss and exclude them from supply chains.
- Supporters believe the measure can address deforestation in Colombia's Amazon, where cattle ranching is linked to land grabbing and forest clearing for pasture.
- The government must, within six months, create programs to help suppliers comply, set up certification for deforestation-free products, and fund monitoring in deforestation hotspots to differentiate responsible producers from those linked to forest destruction.
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Colombia passes law to track cattle and keep deforestation-linked beef out of supply chains
Colombia has enacted a law aimed at preventing cattle linked to deforestation from entering beef supply chains by connecting livestock traceability, land ownership and forest monitoring systems.
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