End of Brazil’s Soy Moratorium risks millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest: Study

Mongabay
Jul 28, 2026, 9:07 am81 ptsTrending
Millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest are newly at risk of being legally deforested, a new study estimates. The potential increase in deforestation comes as soy companies have terminated their voluntary participation in the Amazon Soy Moratorium, a private-sector agreement that barred signatories from…

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