Declaración de la Federación de Amigos de la Tierra Internacional

The International Federation of Friends of the Earth rejects the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS), claiming it provides a facade of sustainability for multinational corporations while ignoring the systemic impacts of industrial soy monocultures. The document details how soy expansion leads to biodiversity loss, climate change, human rights violations, and food insecurity. It specifically criticizes the promotion of genetically modified (GM) soy, noting significant increases in pesticide use in Brazil and the US. The text argues that demand is driven by intensive livestock farming and biofuels, and calls for structural land reforms, reduced meat consumption, and a shift toward organic and local agriculture.

• Industrial soy monocultures cause extensive environmental degradation, including the conversion of forests and savannas, loss of biodiversity, and climate changes resulting from land-use changes and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions.
• The expansion of soy leads to severe social crises, including land conflicts, human rights violations, the forced displacement of rural communities and indigenous peoples, and increased rural poverty and malnutrition.
• The use of genetically modified (GM) soy has led to a substantial increase in pesticide application; for instance, glyphosate (RoundUp) use rose nearly 80% in Brazil between 2000 and 2005 and 15-fold in the United States between 1994 and 2005.
• Global soy demand is projected to increase due to the growth of intensive livestock production—with the FAO expecting meat and dairy demand to double by 2050—and government targets for large-scale biofuel production in the EU, US, and Brazil.
• The RTRS is characterized as a corporate 'greenwash' because the involved agribusinesses (such as Cargill, Bunge, and Archer Daniels Midland) and financial institutions (such as IFC, ABN Amro, and Rabobank) benefit from soy expansion and have no interest in reducing production.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2008). Declaración de la Federación de Amigos de la Tierra Internacional. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FoEI-RTRS-es.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Declaración de la Federación de Amigos de la Tierra Internacional. 2008. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FoEI-RTRS-es.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=Declaración de la Federación de Amigos de la Tierra Internacional |date=22 April 2008 |url=https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FoEI-RTRS-es.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternational2008declaracin, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Declaración de la Federación de Amigos de la Tierra Internacional}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2008}, month = apr, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FoEI-RTRS-es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }