Twenty-six NGOs, have urged European Institutions to end European complicity in the fires raging in the Amazon by passing tough new laws guaranteeing that products sold in the EU are free from deforestation and human rights abuses. The NGOs, which include Fern, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Europe, Global Witness, also outline how EU Member States have helped fuel the current crisis through their extensive imports of soy and beef.
“We mustn’t forget that the Amazon fires were lit to produce more beef and soy and satisfy the demands of foreign importers. As Brazil’s second biggest trading partner, the EU must not escape the burden of responsibility for what ishappening.
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