World Bank urged to rethink investment in one of Brazil`s big beef companies
(The Guardian Brazil)

UN experts say it is impossible to rule out that cattle raised on illegally deforested land end up in supply chain of MinervaRevealed: fires three times more common in Amazon beef farming zonesCalls grow for laws requiring firms to reveal links to deforestationThe World Bank should reconsider its investment in one of Brazil´s biggest beef producers because of the industry´s links to deforestation and the climate crisis, according to two UN-appointed experts.Minerva is Brazil´s second largest beef exporter, and some of its product is supplied, both directly and indirectly, by cattle farmers based in the Amazon rainforest. Related: The climate crisis is the most urgent threat of our time. Help us fight it | Katharine Viner Continue reading...