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Comment: Traders may face reputational risks as deforestation increases in Brazil
06.12.2018 Changes to environmental regulations expected under Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency will increase pressure on companies, traders and investors to take action, Climate Adviser warn
Comment: Bolsonaro has pledged to strip environmental protections. The EU can make those decisions hurt
06.12.2018 The Brazil president-elect's destructive impulses must be reined in, and EU policymakers must be galvanized into action, writes Fern's Nicole Polsterer
US flooring giant buying tropical wood from Brazilian firm at centre of illegal timber scandal
18.11.2018 Floor & Decor continues to buy from Indusparquet despite the company being fined $170,000 for allegedly using fraudulent operating permits
One of Brazil’s most important river basins under pressure from illegal cattle ranching, soy plantations and mining
31.10.2018 Increasing levels of deforestation in the Xingu river basin in states of Pará and Mato Grosso connected to cattle ranching, soy plantations and gold mining
Authorities launch crackdown in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest after recent historical highs of forest loss
31.10.2018 Ibama and public prosecutors’ offices in 15 states suspend operations of plantations and issue millions of dollars in fines after deforestation reached record levels
