Despite pressure from a significant number of EU nations, the European Commission is not planning to alter its projected timeline for implementing the EUDR import regulations for key commodity supply chains.

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#EUDR #Deforestation #Commodities #Europe

Climate Bonds Standard has expanded its certification to agri-food entities sourcing deforestation- and conversion-free commodities.

Dr. Chunquan Zhu, TFA's China Country Director, shared progress & perspectives from China in this webinar.
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Latin America is emerging as a leader in #palmoil supply, with exports jumping by 70% in the past decade.

Countries (inc Colombia & Guatemala) are seeing an increase in European demand as concerns around #deforestation in supply chains increase.

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Last November, Tropical Forest Alliance convened a series of multistakeholder meetings in Brasilia.

Key numbers ⬇️
3-day event
15 meetings
140 participants from #Brazil , China, Europe and North America

Read the summary here: tropicalforestalliance.org/assets/Uploads…

#Deforestation #Soy #Cattle

The Global Subnational Agricultural Production (GSAP), developed by SEI Research, helps to view globally smaller scales of production for the world’s 50 most relevant crops.

Find out more in this factsheet:
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Deforestation in Brazil falls to the lowest level in 5 years.

Deforestation in #Brazil was 53% lower than March 2023 & the lowest annual level since May 2019.

The drop in #deforestation has occurred despite a severe drought.
news.mongabay.com/2024/04/defore…

Last November, Tropical Forest Alliance convened a series of multistakeholder meetings in Brasilia about the sustainable transition of the #soy and #cattle sectors, alongside Proforest The Consumer Goods Forum Forest Positive Coalition of Action & others.

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The #Cerrado is the lifeblood of Brazil’s 🇧🇷 agricultural sector.

And Brazil is a key trading partner for the biggest global markets (🇺🇸🇪🇺🇨🇳), so we need public & private sectors to take concrete action to protect this critical biome.

Find out more: weforum.org/publications/t…

30+ public, private & civil society representatives gathered in Belém 🇧🇷 to discuss challenges & opportunities around a sustainable development agenda for agricultural value chains in Pará.

Organised by IDH & Netherlands Embassy, #Brazil .

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It's #ArborDay 🇺🇸🌳. A day to celebrate trees & tree planting.

Explore 5 ways sustainable #forestry can support climate action, development and #biodiversity in this World Economic Forum article:
weforum.org/agenda/2024/04…

#Trees #TreePlanting #Forest #Forest s #Forest Management

TFA & Daria Strelkova hosted a webinar: ‘The Business Case for Company Action in Production Landscapes: Charting the Path Forward’.

Watch the recording: jaresourcehub.org/webinars/the-b…

#deforestation #sustainability #landscapeapproach #jurisdictionalapproach #supplychain

IFACC has allocated $234.5 million to the #Cerrado biome across 11 projects.

Funded projects include expanding #soybean farming on degraded land & financial incentives to preserve more native vegetation than the minimum required by law.

news.mongabay.com/2024/04/brazil…

#Conversion

What might incentivize landowners to conserve more native vegetation on privately-owned land in the #Cerrado ?

In Reuters, Thales de Paula World Economic Forum, shares the importance of sustainable agricultural practices in the Cerrado biome.

Read the feature here: reuters.com/sustainability…

@revents_sustbiz Terry Slavin @karenluckhurst

#Cerrado #Brazil #Agriculture #SustainableDevelopment