Declaração de Belém: a carne ainda está no prato!

The Belém Declaration, signed by eight Amazonian countries, is criticized by Mighty Earth for ignoring the meat industry, which is responsible for approximately 80% of deforestation in the region. The author argues that the document lacks a collective regional target for zero deforestation, relying instead on disparate national goals, and calls for a public traceability system to hold global food companies accountable.

• The meat industry is identified as the primary driver of deforestation in the Amazon, with land conversion for pasture accounting for roughly 80% of the region's deforestation.
• The Belém Declaration does not establish a single, unified regional target to end deforestation; instead, it relies on individual national goals that vary by country.
• While Brazil, Colombia, and Peru committed to zero deforestation in the biome by 2030 during COP26, other nations such as Bolivia and Venezuela lack clear targets to stop the destruction of the rainforest.
• Mighty Earth advocates for the creation of a public traceability system to identify meat products linked to deforestation, which would enable pressure on global food companies to increase supply chain transparency.
• The Amazonian countries intend to mobilize US$ 100 billion annually for climate financing, which the author suggests should be used for the regulation and inspection of land use by agribusiness.

APA

Gonçalves, J. (2023). Declaração de Belém: a carne ainda está no prato! Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/declaracao-de-belem-a-carne-ainda-esta-no-prato/

Chicago

Gonçalves, João. Declaração de Belém: a carne ainda está no prato! Mighty Earth, 2023. https://mightyearth.org/article/declaracao-de-belem-a-carne-ainda-esta-no-prato/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Gonçalves |first1=João |title=Declaração de Belém: a carne ainda está no prato! |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=11 August 2023 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/declaracao-de-belem-a-carne-ainda-esta-no-prato/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{gonalves2023declarao, author = {Gonçalves, João}, title = {{Declaração de Belém: a carne ainda está no prato!}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/declaracao-de-belem-a-carne-ainda-esta-no-prato/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }