Sustainable Soy in Brazil is Possible – Why are Soy Traders Blocking it?

The document asserts that a viable system for sustainable soy production in Brazil exists, featuring international funding for farmers and plans to increase production using previously cleared land, but claims that soy traders are failing to adopt this framework despite negotiations with Brazilian NGOs.

• The Brazilian space agency has reported that deforestation in the Amazon has reached a 12-year high, indicating that government commitments to sustainability are insufficient.
• A proposed industry-wide system to prevent savanna conversion in the Cerrado, developed through negotiations between the largest soy traders and Brazilian NGOs, includes over US$20 million in committed funds from international buyers to compensate farmers for protecting forests and grasslands.
• The proposed sustainable soy framework suggests that soy production could triple in size by utilizing land that has already been cleared.

APA

Lake, S. (2020). Sustainable Soy in Brazil is Possible – Why are Soy Traders Blocking it? Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/sustainable-soy-in-brazil-is-possible-why-are-soy-traders-blocking-it/

Chicago

Lake, Sarah. Sustainable Soy in Brazil is Possible – Why are Soy Traders Blocking it? Mighty Earth, 2020. https://mightyearth.org/article/sustainable-soy-in-brazil-is-possible-why-are-soy-traders-blocking-it/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Lake |first1=Sarah |title=Sustainable Soy in Brazil is Possible – Why are Soy Traders Blocking it? |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=21 December 2020 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/sustainable-soy-in-brazil-is-possible-why-are-soy-traders-blocking-it/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{lake2020sustainable, author = {Lake, Sarah}, title = {{Sustainable Soy in Brazil is Possible – Why are Soy Traders Blocking it?}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/sustainable-soy-in-brazil-is-possible-why-are-soy-traders-blocking-it/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }