Meat industry driving ’astounding’ levels of deforestation, report finds
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A new investigation by Mighty Earth, Rainforest Foundation Norway, and Fern has linked large-scale deforestation, fires, and human rights abuses in Argentina and Paraguay’s Gran Chaco region to meat producers across the globe.
Growing demand for soy production has led to cases of deforestation around Gran Chaco, with the new investigation using satellite mapping and drone footage to capture cases of biome being burned and cleared for production.
Almost 28 million tonnes of soy product was imported to Europe from Latin and South America in 2016, which is used to raise livestock for meat, poultry and dairy products sold at European supermarkets and restaurants.
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