This document presents an overview of the cattle traceability arrangements in Brazil from calf to slaughterhouse. It is part of Dialogues between the European Union and Brazil on the Beef and Leather Value Chains, which has brought together importers, retailers, slaughterhouses, tanneries, exporters, livestock farmers, researchers, associations, and civil society organisations to reflect on sustainability, identify best practices and potential partnerships that can contribute to the improvement of these production chains. This was an initiative promoted by the European Union through the AL-INVEST Verde Programme in collaboration with the Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM).
Amazon in Flames 9 – The new and alarming level of deforestation in the Amazon
Deforestation of forests in the Amazon has reached a new and alarming level in the last three years. The loss of forest between 2019 and 2021 exceeded 10,000 km² per year, a number 56.6% higher than the annual average of the previous period - 2016 to 2018. Although...