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Brazilian beef driving illegal deforestation in Cerrado region, NGO finds

Published 17:08 on February 21, 2024 / Last updated at 17:08 on February 21, 2024 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Nature & Biodiversity, Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Beef production by Brazil's three biggest meatpackers is fuelling illegal deforestation in the Cerrado region, with an area bigger than Chicago cleared between 2008 and 2019 within ranches supplying the companies, an NGO investigation has found.
Beef production by Brazil's three biggest meatpackers is fuelling illegal deforestation in the Cerrado region, with an area bigger than Chicago cleared between 2008 and 2019 within ranches supplying the companies, an NGO investigation has found.


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