Livestock and soy production in Paraguay are the most important primary production sectors. Most of the land in the country is privately controlled and devoted to the production of these commodities. Hence, most of the negative environmental impacts derive from these productive activities. Control is exerted by a combination of oligarchic groups and transnational interests.
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[portugues abajxo] As COP30 convenes in Brazil, governments and corporations are spotlighting biomass as a key part of the “green transition,” promoting it under national decarbonisation and bioeconomy agendas. The Belem X4 pledge, for example, aims to quadruple...
Forests are complex living ecosystems—homes, sources of livelihoods, and foundations of life. Yet across the world, they are devastated by extractive industries, agribusiness, and corporate greenwashing disguised as “climate solutions.” Who suffers most? The South,...
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