Deforestation

A voluntary agreement to curb soy-driven deforestation in the Amazon is collapsing amid political shifts in Brazil. The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries announced plans to withdraw following the elimination of tax benefits in Mato Grosso state. Experts warn this could accelerate rainforest loss and undermine sustainability efforts.

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African forests have shifted from absorbing carbon dioxide to emitting it, complicating global efforts to reach net-zero emissions. This change, driven by deforestation in the Congo rainforest, occurred between 2010 and 2017. Researchers highlight the urgent need for faster reductions in fossil fuel emissions to compensate.