Unsustainable Livestock Production

World Food Day and the fires next time: Mortgaging the future of the planet for meat and dairy

16 Oct, 2019

By Isis Alvarez (Global Forest Coalition) and Mia MacDonald (Brighter Green) The fires in the Amazon forests that shocked the world have been quenched by seasonal rains and the emergency efforts of fire fighters. But the match that lit most of the flames hasn’t been doused, because many of the fires were set to clear land to graze cattle or plant soybeans, which are used throughout the world, but more specifically in Europe, China, the USA, to feed billions of …

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“They are only interested in soy”: how peasant and indigenous women in Paraguay are organising to survive the twin threats of industrial agriculture and climate change

11 Sep, 2019

With world leaders gathering once again at UN Headquarters in New York, this time for the Climate Action Summit, this photo essay highlights the stark contrast between profit-driven, biodiversity-destroying, carbon-intensive…

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Crocodile tears will not help to put out the Amazon’s fires

24 Aug, 2019

by Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition Being proven correct does not always feel good. When the Green Climate Fund, the world’s largest climate fund, proposed last January to give a…

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Forest Cover 58: Large-scale cattle farming and its consequences for forests, agroecology and biodiversity

14 May, 2019

The 58th issue of Forest Cover focuses on large-scale cattle farming and its incompatibility with other, more sustainable food systems and with thriving, healthy forests. Case studies from six countries…

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Incentivising deforestation for livestock products

18 Nov, 2018

How support for the livestock sector in the EU and Mercosur countries is subsidising forest destruction Aichi Target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) states that subsidies and…

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The Chaco under attack

16 Oct, 2018

A photoessay about indigenous communities in the Chaco region of Paraguay, and their existence in a landscape under threat by agribusiness and international trade policies. By Fernando Franceschelli and Ines…

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Guahory women fight for the earth

16 Oct, 2018

A World Food Sovereignty Day photo-essay about the impacts of toxic agribusiness in Paraguay and the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement By Fernando Franceschelli and Ines Franceschelli, Henoi and Global Forest…

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The big four drivers of deforestation: events in Bonn, May 2018

4 May, 2018

International workshop Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 May 2018, Bonn Deforestation is a key cause of climate change and significantly undermines the climate resilience of countries and communities. Just four…

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Another World is Possible: GFC at the World Social Forum in Salvador Bahia, Brazil

18 Apr, 2018

GFC actively participated in and organised a number of events at the World Social Forum which was held in Salvador, Bahia, 13-17 March 2018. Together with the Global Campaign to…

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New briefing paper on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade deal

13 Apr, 2018

Mercosur's sovereignty is at stake, as are the ecosystems and communities that will be affected by a further boost to the destructive livestock and feedstock industries in South America

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Forest Cover 55 – The big four drivers of deforestation: beef, soy, wood and palm oil

12 Apr, 2018

Forest Cover 55 looks at trade in just four key commodities—beef, soy, wood, and palm oil—which together are the main drivers of deforestation in the world. Demand for these commodities…

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GFC side-event at UNFCCC COP23 on November 2017: Livestock, Biosequestration and Forests

12 Nov, 2017

Livestock and forest policies are interrelated and will determine whether we get on a 1.5 C pathway without compromising environmental integrity and human rights. A roundtable of experts will discuss…

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New paper for World Food Day from Brighter Green

16 Oct, 2017

Chronic Disease, Changing Diets, and Sustainability: The Globalization of Western-style Eating and its Implications To mark World Food Day 2017, Brighter Green is releasing a new discussion paper, Chronic Disease,…

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GFC Side-event at UNFCCC intersessional on May 2017: What’s at Steak? Land Use, Livestock, Offsets and the Climate Regime

16 May, 2017

Co-applicants: Global Forest Coalition, Brighter Green, Inc.; FSF. The event will discuss the risks and opportunities of addressing unsustainable land use through the climate regime, including livestock production, deforestation, monoculture…

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Our food is not your business

6 May, 2017

Alternatives to unsustainable livestock and feedstock farming and the current corporate free trade model This briefing paper aims to contribute to the many ongoing efforts, actions, and discussions on alternatives…

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WTO and Livestock: Starving small farmers, feeding large agribusinesses

10 Apr, 2017

Taking a closer look at the WTO and its free trade model, and how it negatively impacts on the livestock and feedstock industries   By: Mary Louise Malig* In our…

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What’s at “Steak?” The Need for a Just and Sustainable Global Food System

23 Mar, 2017

This blog was originally published on countercurrents.org Photo credit: Jason Taylor for Friends of the Earth International, 2013. CC License. Critical Information Collective. Brazil’s recent rotten meat scandal once again…

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