EATING UP THE AMAZON 1
EATING UP THE AMAZON 1
EATING UP THE AMAZON 1
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<strong>EATING</strong> <strong>UP</strong><br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>AMAZON</strong><br />
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CONTENTS<br />
DESTRUCTION BY NUMBERS – <strong>THE</strong> KEY FACTS 5<br />
INTRODUCTION: <strong>THE</strong> TRUTH BEHIND <strong>THE</strong> BEAN 8<br />
HOW SOYA IS DRIVING <strong>THE</strong> AGRICULTURE FRONTIER INTO <strong>THE</strong> RAINFOREST 13<br />
WHO PROFITS FROM <strong>AMAZON</strong> DESTRUCTION? 17<br />
<strong>THE</strong> ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF <strong>AMAZON</strong> DESTRUCTION AND SOYA MONOCULTURE 21<br />
BEYOND <strong>THE</strong> LAW: CRIMES LINKED TO SOYA EXPANSION IN <strong>THE</strong> <strong>AMAZON</strong> 27<br />
CARGILL IN SANTARÉM: MOST CULPABLE OF <strong>THE</strong> SOYA GIANTS 37<br />
EUROPEAN CORPORATE COMPLICITY IN <strong>AMAZON</strong> DESTRUCTION 41<br />
STRATEGIES TO PROTECT <strong>THE</strong> <strong>AMAZON</strong> AND <strong>THE</strong> GLOBAL CLIMATE 48<br />
DEMANDS 51<br />
ANNEX ONE – GUIDANCE ON TRACEABILTY 52<br />
ANNEX TWO – A SHORT HISTORY OF GM SOYA, BRAZIL AND <strong>THE</strong> EUROPEAN MARKET 55<br />
REFERENCES 56<br />
ENDNOTES 60