El problema sigue allí

Mighty Earth's May 2017 update uses satellite monitoring to demonstrate that deforestation continues at soy farms supplying major traders Cargill and Bunge in Brazil and Bolivia. Despite public commitments and pressure from consumer companies, the report identifies 60 square kilometers of new clearing and 120 square kilometers of planned clearing across visited sites. The document highlights a disconnect between the corporate image of traders and the reality on the ground, while detailing the varying levels of support and action from global consumer brands regarding the expansion of deforestation-free soy commitments across South America.

• Satellite monitoring revealed that deforestation continued at soy farms linked to major traders even after these cases received significant international media attention from outlets such as The New York Times and The Guardian.
• The investigation identified a total of 60 square kilometers of new deforestation and 120 square kilometers of planned clearing (land prepared for imminent clearing) at the farms originally visited.
• In Bolivia, specific cases of new deforestation were documented: approximately 10 square kilometers at a Mennonite colony (Menonitas 1) and 4.7 square kilometers at Papagayo Agropecuaria Celestina, both of which were linked to Cargill through field research or company confirmation.
• The report identifies a significant gap between Cargill's public environmental advertising and its actual impact on the ground, noting that satellite technology now allows for the identification of land grabbing and deforestation in near real-time.
• While some soy traders like ADM and Bunge responded to the findings and expressed support for expanding deforestation-free efforts, Cargill did not provide information in response to the report.
• Several major consumer companies, including Unilever, Nestlé, and McDonald's, support the expansion of joint action to stop deforestation across South America, noting that such monitoring is economically feasible at a cost of less than $1 million per year.

APA

Mighty Earth (2017). El problema sigue allí. http://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MightyEarth_MysteryMeat-MayUpdate-Spanish_screen.pdf

Chicago

Mighty Earth. El problema sigue allí. 2017. http://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MightyEarth_MysteryMeat-MayUpdate-Spanish_screen.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mightyearth2017problema, author = {{Mighty Earth}}, title = {{El problema sigue allí}}, institution = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {http://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MightyEarth_MysteryMeat-MayUpdate-Spanish_screen.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }