Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels Fuels Aniya Holder’s Olympic Dream with…New Web Hosting Pioneer Emerges, Offering Affordable Hosting Solutions Coupled with…A recent report from Mighty Earth shows that approximately 26,901 hectares suffered deforestation and forest degradation in the Cerrado between last September and December, while 30,031 hectares were affected in the Amazon.
Deforestation from soy continues to spread through Brazil’s Cerrado and Amazon Rainforest, with satellite readings showing new areas of forest loss from as recently as last December, a new study shows. The organization partnered with AidEnvironment and Repórter Brasil to monitor short-term deforestation and degradation linked to soy and cattle ranching activities through satellite imagery, with the goal of releasing case studies every three months highlighting recent forest loss. The groups’ analysis has the ability to distinguish between clearcutting, mining, logging and fires, among other activities.
The Cerrado biome, a massive savanna stretching over 2 million square kilometers across central Brazil, has experienced increasing“By absolute numbers, deforestation in the Amazon is still higher,” Gameiro said. “But when you compare the size of both of the biomes you can see that the problem is much more serious in the Cerrado.”
“ to promptly disclose the origin of their soy products from Brazil on a public platform, including lists of all their direct and indirect suppliers, with the proportion of soy sourced from a verified Zero Deforestation and Conversion-free supply chain,” the Mighty Earth report said.