Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and Department of Geography professor Holly Gibbs is featured in a recent article from The Guardian highlighting the challenges surrounding a landmark Amazon soy moratorium.
The article, “Loophole allowing for deforestation on soya farms in Brazil’s Amazon,” details the extent of deforestation still occurring after the introduction of the Amazon soy moratorium that banned the sale of soya grown on land deforested after 2008. According to the article, findings indicate that while many companies are following the moratorium regarding soya, deforestation is still occurring for the benefit of other commodities such as maize and cattle. Essentially, because the moratorium only applies to soya, companies are able to sell their soya as deforestation-free while still clearing land for other uses.