Agriculture is the leading driver of deforestation globally. A growing global population and increased food consumption has led to many forests being converted into farms. The type of agriculture ...

One of the world’s most ubiquitous textiles — found in goods including footwear, apparel, furniture, car interiors and more — the environmental impacts of cattle ranching, including rampant ...

Photo by Edilma Prada Céspedes. “Consumers are unwittingly contributing to deforestation by purchasing products tied to cattle ranching in protected areas,” the report said. Tinigua National ...

Far from international forums and economical centers, locals in one of the Amazon deforestation hotspots ... been converted into pasture for cattle ranching, which is forbidden inside a PDS.

Brazilian food processor JBS SA has been buying cattle from ranchers operating on deforested ... JBS did not buy animals from farms involved in deforestation or embargoed by Ibama.

Since adopting this system, Molina says they've almost doubled the number of cows they raise per hectare and the dairy cattle — which ... key solution for reducing deforestation in South America.

Since adopting this system, Molina says they've almost doubled the number of cows they raise per hectare and the dairy cattle — which they also slaughter for beef — make more milk. That increase in ...

The suspect is said to have illegally seized the Amazon land in the state of Pará for logging and cattle ranching ... fraudulent land registrations for deforestation. The police investigation ...