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En medio del océano Pacífico se encuentra el archipiélago de Galápagos, un lugar dotado de una excepcional biodiversidad y donde estos días se ha inaugurado, concretamente en la isla de San Cristóbal, un laboratorio de salud animal con el fin de proteger la fauna silvestre.Se trata de un proyecto internacional, en el que intervienen entidades como la Fundación Oceanogràfic, con cuyo director técnico, Daniel García Párraga, conversamos. El estudio de la interacción entre salud animal, humana y ambiental, y los virus y enfermedades más actuales, están en el centro de las actuaciones de este laboratorio.Interviene después Carlos Bravo, de la organización Mighty Earth, que junto a otras cuatro entidades ha presentado una propuesta para reducir las emisiones de metano a la atmósfera. Este gas es uno de los principales impulsores del efecto invernadero y por consecuencia, del calentamiento global, y nuestro país, que debe poner en marcha medidas que favorezcan esta reducción, todavía, según estas organizaciones, no las ha implementado.Escuchar audio

Description:In this episode, I converse with Vuyisile Ncube from Earthworks and Glenn Hurowitz from Mighty Earth, focusing on environmental advocacy related to mineral and energy development. We explore the "Lead the Charge" initiative, which assesses automakers on their sustainability and human rights commitments through a comprehensive leaderboard. Notably, Tesla ranks highest at 43%, with Ford and Mercedes following. We delve into the significance of supply chain practices, particularly concerning Indigenous rights and the environmental impacts of industries like steel and aluminum. Our discussion also emphasizes the need for transparency and ethical sourcing in the auto industry, highlighting the potential for collaboration among advocacy groups, automakers, and consumers to foster a sustainable future.Support the Show:PatreonAcast+Other Podcasts:Beyond the Post YouTubeBeyond the Post PodcastShuffle PlaylistLinks:Lead the ChargeMighty EarthEarthworksSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kilowatt. Support the show at https://plus.acast.com/s/kilowatt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the From Soya to Sustainability conference held in January by the NCS Project partners.Ben Pike speaks to a variety of speakers and attendees from the conference, including Philip Lymbery from Compassion in World Farming, Gemma Hoskins from Mighty Earth, and Pulse Pioneers John Seed and Rob Waterston, plus more, about the importance of home grown pulses in replacing imported soya and creating a more sustainable food system.

People living in the area have reported health problems. Some told the Associated Press (AP) that they suffered from itchy skin, sore throat and other difficulties. 居住在该地区的人们报告了健康问题。一些人告诉美联社，他们患有皮肤瘙痒、喉咙痛和其他困难。 The Indonesia-based nonprofit group Satya Bumi sent water, dust and shellfish from the area to a laboratory this year. The group said the results showed dangerous levels of nickel, lead and cadmium. These substances are linked to mining. 总部位于印度尼西亚的非营利组织 Satya Bumi 今年将该地区的水、灰尘和贝类送往实验室。该组织表示，结果显示镍、铅和镉的含量达到危险水平。这些物质与采矿有关。 Kathrin Shilling is an assistant professor and biology researcher at Columbia University in New York City. She studied the lab results. Shilling told the AP, “If people on this island are using the river water as drinking water…you cannot escape basically any of the exposure to those toxic metals.” 凯瑟琳·希林 (Kathrin Shilling) 是纽约市哥伦比亚大学的助理教授和生物学研究员。她研究了实验室结果。希林告诉美联社，“如果这个岛上的人们使用河水作为饮用水……你基本上无法避免接触这些有毒金属。” Kabaena is not the only place affected. To the north, on a larger island, Torobulu is another place where mining damage can be seen.卡巴埃纳并不是唯一受到影响的地方。在北部的一个较大岛屿上，托罗布鲁是另一个可以看到采矿破坏的地方。 The mining problems continue although Indonesia's constitutional court ruled in March of this year that small islands such as Kabaena should have special protection. However, a researcher from Satya Bumi said the government is still approving mining permits. 尽管印尼宪法法院今年三月裁定卡巴埃纳等小岛应受到特别保护，但采矿问题仍然存在。然而，萨蒂亚布米的一位研究人员表示，政府仍在批准采矿许可证。 The group Mighty Earth said 150 hectares of forest have been cleared on Kabaena since April 1. And it said over half of that was on land controlled by the mining company Tonia Mitra Sejahtera. The company and Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources did not answer requests for comment from the AP.Mighty Earth 组织表示，自 4 月 1 日以来，卡巴埃纳已有 150 公顷森林被砍伐。该组织表示，其中一半以上位于矿业公司 Tonia Mitra Sejahtera 控制的土地上。该公司和印度尼西亚能源和矿产资源部没有回应美联社的置评请求。 Amiruddin is a 53-year-old fisherman on Kabaena Island. He said the results of the government permits for mining have affected many people. 阿米鲁丁 (Amiruddin) 是卡巴埃纳岛 (Kabaena Island) 的 53 岁渔民。他说，政府采矿许可证的结果影响了很多人。 “All residents here have felt the impact,” he said. “这里的所有居民都感受到了影响，”他说。

Indonesia has the world's largest known supply of nickel and major supplies of valuable minerals, including cobalt and bauxite. However, the mining industry there is being criticized for not protecting the environment and some Indonesian island people. 印度尼西亚拥有世界上已知最大的镍供应量以及钴和铝土矿等有价值矿物的主要供应量。然而，那里的采矿业因不保护环境和一些印尼岛民而受到批评。 The Southeast Asian country is involved in mining that produces materials important to the manufacture of stainless steel and electric vehicle batteries, among other things. 这个东南亚国家从事采矿业，生产对制造不锈钢和电动汽车电池等重要的材料。 Indonesia is aiming to expand its mining and processing industries. But the development could face opposition from international and local groups. 印度尼西亚的目标是扩大其采矿和加工业。但这一发展可能会面临国际和当地团体的反对。 Nickel processing centers are becoming more common in parts of Indonesia. Sometimes, the plants are near the sea where many boats line up to carry ore, a mineral combination that contains nickel. Sometimes, these plants are near schools or places where local people fish or farm. 镍加工中心在印度尼西亚部分地区变得越来越普遍。有时，这些工厂靠近大海，许多船只排队运输矿石，这是一种含有镍的矿物组合。有时，这些工厂位于学校或当地人钓鱼或耕种的地方附近。 The World Resources Institute, based in Washington D.C., says from 2001 to 2020, 1.4 million hectares of trees were cut down around the world. Indonesia is estimated to have had the highest loss. 总部位于华盛顿特区的世界资源研究所表示，从 2001 年到 2020 年，世界各地有 140 万公顷的树木被砍伐。据估计，印度尼西亚的损失最高。Amanda Hurowitz is a director with Mighty Earth. The environmental group is also based in Washington, D.C. Hurowitz said that, on the island of Kabaena, mining companies have cleared 3,700 hectares of forest in the last 22 years. 阿曼达·赫洛维茨 (Amanda Hurowitz) 是《强大地球》的导演。该环保组织的总部也位于华盛顿特区。Hurowitz 表示，在卡巴埃纳岛上，采矿公司在过去 22 年里砍伐了 3,700 公顷的森林。 Fishermen who used to fish off the island have said the waters are filled with sediment from the mines. People in farming communities also say they are affected. They say sugar cane, sugar palms and clove trees do not grow well anymore. 曾经在岛上捕鱼的渔民说，水域里充满了矿井的沉积物。农业社区的人们也表示他们受到了影响。他们说甘蔗、糖棕榈和丁香树不再生长得很好。Amal Susanto is a sugar palm farmer. He said: “That's the effect: The growth of the sugar palm trees will not be as good because of the influence of mining.” Susanto lives in an area where permits have been approved but mining has not yet begun. 阿迈勒·苏珊托 (Amal Susanto) 是一名糖棕榈种植者。他说：“这就是效果：因为采矿的影响，糖棕树的生长不会那么好。” 苏珊托居住的地区已获得许可证，但采矿尚未开始。

Une proposition législative veut reporter le Règlement européen contre la déforestation et la dégradation des forêts (RDUE) de 6 mois. Un règlement qui vise à lutter contre les produits issus de la déforestation en demandant aux entreprises plus de transparence. Dû aux pressions économiques et politiques, la Commission européenne prévoit de le décaler d'un an. Julie Stoll, déléguée générale du collectif Commerce Équitable France et Boris Patentreger, directeur France de Mighty Earth décryptent ce report.-----------------------------------------------------------------------SMART IMPACT - Le magazine de l'économie durable et responsableSMART IMPACT, votre émission dédiée à la RSE et à la transition écologique des entreprises. Découvrez des actions inspirantes, des solutions innovantes et rencontrez les leaders du changement.

This week: Niamh McCarthy from Orbitas, a Climate Advisers initiative, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about new research into climate transitions in the land economy, focusing on agriculture and forestry in particular, and market, reputational and technology trends.    Plus: at the sustainable packaging innovation forum in Philadelphia this week, Ian spoke with David Clark, chief sustainability officer at packaging manufacturer Amcor, about how industry and regulatory actions can transform packaging to reduce waste and foster environmental responsibility.   And, Oxfam urges taxes on wealthy to reduce carbon emissions; WRAP and Primark launch initiative to boost textile circularity and reduce waste; Kering, GSK and Holcim set first-ever science-based targets for freshwater and land conservation; and, Mighty Earth links UK chicken supply chains to South American deforestation concerns, in the news digest.   Host: Ian Welsh   Click here for more information on Orbitas' climate transitions research.

This week: Allison Kopf from TRACT and Anne Rosenbarger from World Resources Institute speak with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about data collection and analysis in the food and agriculture sector. Hear them talk about regulation's impact, and why a farmer-centric approach is the only way to go.     Plus: Major companies are revising their ambitious 2025 packaging sustainability goals amid industry challenges; why climate change and EU regulations are driving up coffee prices; the UK government's new clean energy initiative; and Mighty Earth accuses  Spain's main supermarket chains of not doing enough to fight deforestation, in the news digest by Innovation Forum's Ellen Atiyah. 

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Nuevos datos satelitales confirman que la degradación de la Amazonía está disminuyendo en relación con años anteriores. Es una buena noticia, pero aún se han perdido cientos de metros cuadrados de bosques en los últimos meses. La selva amazónica en Brasil registró su menor tasa de deforestación para un primer bimestre desde hace 6 años. Las cifras, publicadas por el Instituto Hombre y Medio Ambiente de la Amazonia, Imazon, que usa datos satelitales, confirman la tendencia a la baja de la tasa de la deforestación desde el regreso al poder de Ignacio Lula da Silva, el presidente de izquierda que llegó con la promesa de acabar con la destrucción de la Amazonía.Rómulo Batista, portavoz del programa de protección de bosques de la ONG Greenpeace en Brasil, explica a qué se deben estas cifras positivas: “Es una gran noticia. El cambio en el discurso del gobierno en sus acciones para el combate a la deforestación en la esfera federal y estatal acá en la Amazonia ha contribuido de manera muy fuerte para alcanzar esos índices de deforestación más bajos”.Sin embargo, estamos lejos del objetivo de deforestación cero. Se han perdido 196 kilómetros cuadrados, según los datos satelitales. “Históricamente es la ganadería el principal motor de la deforestación en la Amazonía. Estamos muy lejos de la meta establecida por el Plan Nacional de la Lucha contra el Cambio Climático y para cumplir el Acuerdo de París”, dice Batista.Mucho se habla de la Amazonía brasileña, pero varias organizaciones ecologistas alertan sobre la degradación de la región del Cerrado, “es la sabana con mayor biodiversidad del mundo y hogar del 5% de los animales y plantas de todo el planeta”, según reseña la ONG ecologista WWF. Está principalmente en Brasil, pero que se extiende a las regiones limítrofes de Paraguay y Bolivia.“El Cerrado tiene mucho menor protección en relación a la Amazonía. Allí también tenemos la ganadería como un proceso importante de destrucción, pero también el cultivo, en especial la soya, que es su gran mayoría exportada para otros países”, concluye Rómulo Batista, portavoz del programa de protección de bosques de la ONG Greenpeace en Brasil.Según cálculos de otra ONG internacional ecologista Mighty Earth, la tasa de desmonte se ha duplicado en 2022 en algunas regiones agrícolas del cerrado brasileño, lo que hace temer que se está sacrificando esta región de gran importancia para la biodiversidad y los recursos hídricos.

Lideranças indígenas do Brasil realizam um giro pela Europa esta semana para sensibilizar a opinião pública e dirigentes europeus sobre a proteção do Cerrado. Os representantes da Apib (Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil) e organizações ambientalistas ressaltam que apesar da regulamentação ambiental rigorosa em vigor na União Europeia, soja oriunda de áreas desmatadas no bioma continuam a desembarcar regularmente nas fronteiras do bloco. Nos últimos anos, os olhos do mundo e do Brasil se voltaram para o desmatamento na Amazônia e com o governo Lula, os números começaram enfim a cair. Mas enquanto isso, a devastação segue a pleno vapor no Cerrado. Dinamam Tuxá, da coordenação-executiva da APIB, integra a comitiva que foi a Amsterdã, Paris e Bruxelas para alertar sobre o problema e cobrar mais proteção dos europeus.“O desmatamento da Amazônia está migrando para outros biomas do Brasil, devido à moratória da Amazônia sobre a soja, a madeira. Infelizmente, não temos visto, tanto os governos estaduais quanto o governo federal, políticas incisivas para conter o desmatamento no Cerrado, nem programas ou financiamento para que haja algo parecido como o Fundo Amazônia”, disse, à RFI. “Não vemos isso com a mesma força para nenhum outro bioma brasileiro.”Nesta quinta a ONG internacional Mighty Earth promove em Paris uma conferência sobre o Cerrado, “bioma esquecido”, como definiu Boris Patentreger, o diretor da entidade. Ele lembra que a legislação europeia sobre desmatamento importado – quando os produtos que chegam ao continente são resultados de desmatamento em outros países externos ao bloco – se restringe à proteção de florestas cujas árvores são maiores do que 5 metros. Assim, apenas um quarto do Cerrado foi beneficiado pela medida, adotada em dezembro de 2022.“O nosso prisma europeu não considera o Cerrado uma floresta, embora todo o seu ecossistema lá seja igual ao de uma floresta – em termos de emissões de carbono, biodiversidade e presença de populações locais. Ele, então, ele é menos protegido, e hoje é impossível garantir que as suas florestas são mesmo protegidas”, alegou.  “Nós queremos que todos os outros ecossistemas florestais sejam incluídos na regulamentação europeia, de modo a abranger todo o Cerrado.”Sônia Guajajara cobra 'responsabilidade' de europeusPor coincidência das agendas, a ministra dos Povos Indígenas, Sônia Guajajara, também está esta semana na Europa, onde cumpre agendas na Unesco (Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação e a Cultura), em Paris, no Vaticano e na FAO (agência da ONU para Alimentação e Agricultura), em Roma.Na capital francesa, em entrevista à RFI Brasil, ela lembrou que, como ativista, pressionou por anos o bloco europeu e as empresas a adotarem regras rígidas de controle ambiental dos produtos que importam do Brasil.“Agora, na condição de ministra, a gente continua entendendo que é importante que a Europa assuma também essa responsabilidade sobre a proteção ambiental, que possa garantir essa lei de rastreabilidade dos seus produtos, das empresas desses países, e que possa também fazer cumprir o Acordo de Paris, com a destinação de recursos anuais para proteger as florestas tropicais”, ressaltou a ministra. “A Europa tem essa responsabilidade, esse papel de ajudar a proteger, afinal de contas, temos aí uma região que muito colaborou para esse desmatamento global.”Dinamam Tuxá ressaltou que, enquanto o Ministério dos Povos Indígenas se estrutura, pouco mais de um ano após ser criado, o governo brasileiro "ainda não dá a devida atenção ao Cerrado". "Mas os desafios são muitos, por isso queremos colocar a comunidade europeia nele, afinal ela é o mercado consumidor da soja que está fomentando a destruição do Cerrado", frisou. Relatório sobre a soja A Mighty Earth, que costuma acompanhar o impacto da pecuária sobre a Amazônia, agora passa a divulgar relatórios sobre o avanço da soja nos dois biomas, foco do agronegócio brasileiro destinado à exportação. A região conhecida como Matopiba (Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí e Bahia) é a mais ameaçada.Apoiada por dados oficiais de satélites do sistema Deter e do Mapbiomas, mas também com equipes presenciais, a organização verificou que a usina da Bunge em Luís Eduardo Magalhães, na Bahia, recebe carregamentos de pelo menos uma fazenda que produz soja em áreas recentemente desmatadas. Da unidade, 40% das exportações partem para a França, alega Patentreger. A soja é utilizada principalmente para a alimentação animal, na agricultura.“Nesta fazenda, a gente pôde verificar casos de desmatamento que não respeitam a regulamentação europeia, porque constatamos novos alertas de devastação de florestas para o plantio. Vimos caminhões levando soja dessa fazenda para a usina da Bunge”, acusou. “No nosso relatório, pudemos provar que a França não está adequada à lei de combate ao desmatamento importado.”Neste contexto, os indígenas aproveitam a viagem à França, Holanda e Bélgica para se posicionar contra o acordo comercial entre a União Europeia e o Mercosul. O tratado é visto como mais uma ameaça para as comunidades locais, pela perspectiva de aumento do fluxo de exportações de commodities pelo Brasil. Atualmente, as negociações do texto encontram-se bloqueadas.O governo francês já declarou que não aprovará o texto enquanto as regras ambientais de produção agrícola não forem equivalentes nos dois blocos. O tema estará na pauta da viagem oficial que o presidente francês, Emmanuel Macron, fará ao Brasil no fim de março.

España se seca. Por el sur y por el norte. Hace tres años que en Cataluña no llueve como debería y acaba de entrar en vigor el plan de emergencia por sequía que ha decretado la Generalitat, que establece el uso de 200 litros de agua por persona y día para seis millones de ciudadanos.En el capítulo de hoy, con la ayuda de David Expósito, redactor de Crónica Global, te contaremos cómo afectarán las restricciones de agua al día a día de los catalanes.Además, entrevistamos a Lorenzo Proia, biólogo y doctor en ciencias experimentales y sostenibilidad en el centro tecnológico Beta de la Universidad de Vic, quien apunta a que en un futuro cada vez más cercano viviremos restricciones de agua como la de Cataluña y señala el mal uso del agua de la que disponemos. "La legislación se debería adaptar a los tiempos de las evidencias científicas que se producen". ¿En 2050 será España el desierto de Europa? Carlos Bravo, director de Mighty Earth en España, afirma que el nuestro "es el país de Europa occidental que aparece con zonas más graves de desertificación" según diversos estudios científicos.

This week: At the recent sustainable commodities and landscapes forum, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh spoke with Pallavi Sharma from Global Rights Compliance, Olivier Tichit from Musim Mas and Giorgio Budi Indrarto from Madani. They talked about the evolving impacts and unintended consequences of the incoming EU deforestation regulation and what it means for non-EU supply chain stakeholders.   Plus: At the future of climate action conference, Ian also talked with Adam Tarr, formerly senior adviser to the US secretary of agriculture, and Germin8 Ventures' chief scientific officer, Ashlie Burkart. They discussed the progress of the US Inflation Reduction Act in boosting clean energy technologies and scaling nature-based carbon removal projects.   And, the Zoological Society of London's Spott assessment shows increased palm oil corporate commitment in tackling deforestation; Mighty Earth flags growing deforestation impacts within the cashew sector in Côte D'Ivoire; and, national climate action plans to be insufficient to meet Paris agreement goals, according to the UN, in the news digest.   Host: Ian Welsh

Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth shares one of the best ways to protect the earth's biodiversity: alternative proteins. How? Why? When? We get into it all on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour.

Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth shares one of the best ways to protect the earth's biodiversity: alternative proteins. How? Why? When? We get into it all on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour.

“We are guardians” es un documental que muestra el conflicto entre protectores de la naturaleza y saqueadores de la selva en la Amazonía brasileña. La deforestación desmedida e ilegal que aparece reflejada está llevando al “pulmón verde del planeta” a un punto sin retorno. Un pulmón que ya no oxigena como antes la atmósfera; y en el que pueblos indígenas, taladores de bosques, tribus no contactadas y toda una inmensa biodiversidad conviven en una realidad no exenta de violencia, de corrupción, y, como no, de belleza.Hemos tenido la oportunidad de ver este documental, aún no estrenado en España, y hoy nos acompañan, uno de sus directores, Edivan Guajajara; una de sus protagonistas, Puyr Tempé, ministra de Tierras Indígenas del estado de Pará, e Isabel Fernández, portavoz de la organización Mighty Earth y experta en derechos humanos.Escuchar audio

My guest for this episode is Etelle Higonnet. Etelle is a graduate of Yale Law school and she spent her early career working on some war crimes tribunals, and with Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. She then shifted focus from human rights to environmental protection and worked with Green Peace focusing on, among other things, ceasing global deforestation. She continued her focus on stopping deforestation as Campaigns Director at Mighty Earth, and ultimately began to shift her attention from just stopping deforestation to beginning to rebuild global forests through agroforestry. She is a founding member of the Sustainable Wine Roundtable, and has become a vitiforestry enthusiast and is compiling an online vitiforestry library, for the SWR, of every publicly available peer-reviewed study published about vitiforestry as a resource for anyone considering the possibility of introducing agroforestry into their viticulture. She has graciously allowed me to link to this library – while it is still in development - from the episode page on Organic Wine Podcast.com. Etelle discusses the many benefits of vitiforestry, and the many ways trees can be incorporated in and around vines. https://swroundtable.org/ Support this episode by subscribing via patreon. Sponsors: Centralas Wine

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The outdoor industry is often defined by the brands who create the gear and apparel that help enable our adventures. But every year the output of goods continues to increase and despite greener components like recycled fabrics and less harmful chemicals, the process to create the stuff we love is damaging. Plus even if something is built to last a long time, almost everything that gets made still has a one way ticket to a landfill. So what do we do? We pick a fight..with Ken Pucker on our side. Ken is the former COO of Timberland and he serves on the board of MIGHTY EARTH, a global advocacy organization 'working to defend a living planet'. This combination of working at the intersection of capitalism and the environment gives Ken unique insight into the biggest issue our industry faces. Today Ken joins in THE ROCK FIGHT to talk about how we got here, how much the outdoor industry is leading on this topic and the options we have to achieve a greener future. Learn more about Ken by following him on LinkedIn or check out MIGHTY EARTH here: https://www.mightyearth.org/Send your comments and suggestions to myrockfight@gmail.comTHE ROCK FIGHT is a production of Rock Fight, LLC.

Alasdair talks to Roger Smith, Japan Director for Mighty Earth, about Japanese biomass imports and the risks of the country's coal power stations switching to wood-burning. Further reading: SMOKESCREEN: SUMITOMO'S “CARBON NEUTRAL” FAILURES SUMITOMO CORPORATION'S DIRTY ENERGY TRADE: Biomass, Coal and Japan's Energy FutureBiomass cofiring loopholes put coal on open-ended life support in Asia, MongabayAs biomass burning surges in Japan and South Korea, where will Asia get its wood?, MongabayFossil Free JapanBiomass Info, a resource library  (Japanese) Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts and articles at www.landclimate.org

Mighty Earth vs JBS: how sustainable is the SLB market?How the FIG and corporate bond markets are changing this yearWhat can put a stop to record bond issuanceThe sustainability-linked bond market is a nascent one but booming. It is a controversial one too, with some accusing it of being a platform for greenwashing. Those accusations escalated this week when Mighty Earth, an NGO, made a complaint to the US Securities and Exchange Commission about SLB issuer and beef production giant JBS. The outcome is sure to resound through this market for years to come. We examine Mighty Earth's complaint and look at JBS's response to it. We also talk about what the consequences might be for the wider SLB market.Meanwhile, the primary bond market has been fizzing. It has been a record year for euro issuance, for example. We look at how the bullishness in credit is affecting issuance in the financial institution and investment grade corporate bond markets. But we also question the exuberance, whether it can last and what will derail it.

Some on-the-spot reflections at the recent sustainable landscapes and commodities forum in Amsterdam from Tesco's Anna Turrell, Anita Neville from Golden Agri-Resources, Craig Tribolet from APRIL, Glenn Hurowitz from Mighty Earth, Josh Tosteson from Everland, Patrick Houdry from Airbus, Michiel Hendriksz from FarmStrong Foundation, Eloisa Menguzzo from PGGM and Innovation Forum senior associate Peter Stanbury, talking with Ian Welsh. They highlight the use of science-based targets and satellite monitoring, the need for transparency and sustainable sourcing, and opportunities for voluntary carbon markets and balancing between regulation and incentives to end commodity-driven deforestation.  

This week: Alberto Acedo, co-founder and chief scientific officer at Biome Makers, talks about how the company's BeCrop technology can test soil health to drive improvements in agricultural sustainability. He discusses the benefits of identifying the soil metrics that help farmers identify and monitor biological and chemical properties of soil to provide effective solutions for sustainable agricultural management. Plus: quick fire insights from Golden Agri-Resources' Anita Neville, Mighty Earth's Glenn Hurowitz and Everland's Joshua Tosteson, speaking at Innovation Forum's sustainable landscapes and commodities conference in Amsterdam. And: funding for loss and damage due to climate change and a proposed two-year halt in debt payments from nations impacted by climate-related disasters, discussed at COP27; a more-rapid shift to regenerative agricultural practices needed according to Sustainable Markets Initiative taskforce's report; and, a growing row between Indonesia and the EU over legal timber and deforestation due diligence, in the news digest. Host: Ian Welsh Please complete Innovation Forum's five-minute survey and get exclusive first access to useful insights on sustainability supply chain trends. Survey available here.

Gigante francês do varejo está sendo processada pela organização Mighty Earth, que denuncia a origem da cadeia de produção de alimentos da rede. Esta reportagem é uma parceria da Agência Radioweb e da Rádio França Internacional.

Le Brésil se prépare à voter pour l'élection présidentielle dont le premier tour est prévu le 2 octobre. L'un des enjeux du scrutin est la lutte contre la déforestation, alors que la forêt amazonienne, poumon de la planète, a vécu son pire mois d'août depuis 2010. À l' occasion de la journée mondiale de l'Amazonie, l'ONG Mighty Earth a interpellé l'opinion publique sur les pratiques du distributeur français Carrefour. Bruno Patentreger, directeur France de Mighty Earth, en explique les raisons.

French retail giant Carrefour is accused of deforestation in the Amazon. According to global advocacy group Mighty Earth, the group sources ingredients from meat and soy traders with shocking practices. Carrefour controls roughly a quarter of the food distribution market in Brazil. For more, we speak to Alex Wijeratna, Senior Director of Mighty Earth.

This week: Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher at the Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investment in New York, and Ikal Ang'elei, co-founder and director of Friends of Lake Turkana in Kenya talk about the impact of the renewable energy sector on the human rights of local peoples during the deployment phase of wind and solar projects. Land rights abuses are among the key risks for companies and their suppliers.   Plus: microplastics found in beef and pork by new Plastic Soup Foundation sponsored research; the Lisbon Declaration signed by 150 nations at UN oceans conference; Mighty Earth keeps pressure on the soy sector and links to Cerrado biome conversion; and, Volvo set to leave European auto industry group over speed of conversion to all-electric vehicles, in the news digest. Host: Ian Welsh

Un colectivo de 11 ONG incluyendo representantes de pueblos indígenas piden que el gigante francés de los supermercados Casino rinda cuentas por la deforestación en Brasil y Colombia. Varios informes de ONG acusan al grupo Casino de comercializar carne producida en fincas que causan deforestación en Sudamérica. RFI  le cuenta los detalles de esta inédita demanda cuyo proceso ha iniciado en el tribunal de París. Una inédita escena se vivió en la explanada del tribunal de París este jueves 9 de junio. El penacho tradicional de plumas de Crisanto Rudzö, presidente de la Federación de Pueblos y Organizaciones Indígenas del Mato Grosso de Brasil se movía bajo el efecto del viento, mientras el líder indígena tomaba la palabra junto con otros representantes que cruzaron el Atlántico para una audiencia importante. “Queremos dar nuestro testimonio al pueblo francés sobre lo que ocurre en nuestras tierras”, dijo Rudzö, miembro del pueblo Xavante (Estado de Mato Grosso). “Esta red de supermercados incentiva la deforestación en la Amazonía y en el Cerrado brasileño lo que causa también conflictos socioambientales e impactos que se sienten en todo el planeta con el cambio climático”, agregó Dinamam Ttuxa, coordinador ejecutivo de la Coordinadora de los Pueblos Indigenas de Brasil (APIB), también presente para alertar a la opinión francesa sobre los impactos de la actividad ganadera del grupo francés Casino en su país. Junto con activistas ambientalistas franceses, los representantes de estos pueblos originarios viajaron a la capital francesa para denunciar en tribunales al gigante de los supermercados franceses, el grupo Casino por su responsabilidad en la deforestación en Sudamérica. Respaldados por ONG internacionales –en total la coalición cuenta con 11 organizaciones como Envol Vert, APIB, Federación de Pueblos y Organizaciones Indígenas del Mato Grosso, Mighty Earth)–, acusan al grupo Casino de comercializar carne de res criado en fincas que deforestan la Amazonía brasileña y parques naturales en Colombia.  “A través de códigos de productos en los almacenes del grupo Pão de Açúcar (filial de Casino en Brasil), de base de datos y documentos oficiales, la ONG Réporter Brasil logró conectar los productos de los almacenes con el matadero JBS y proveedores indirectos que deforestaron de manera ilegal, incluso en granjas identificadas como ilegales por las autoridades”, explica Daisy Tarrier de la ONG Envol Vert, una de las organizaciones que demanda al grupo Casino en tribunales franceses. Según los datos recopilados por la ONG Envol Vert que analizó la deforestación en la zona de abastecimiento de tres frigoríficos controlados por el gigante JBS en Brasil, proveedor del grupo Casino, se detectó una deforestación equivalente a cinco veces el tamaño de la ciudad de París (50.000 hectáreas) en zonas del Amazonas. La investigación se centró también en la Tierra Indígena Uru-Eu-WauWau en el estado de Rondônia que ha sido deforestada para la cría de ganado. “Envol Vert puede demostrar por primera vez la existencia de fuertes vínculos entre cuatro explotaciones implicadas en la deforestación ilegal y los proveedores de carne que se vende en los supermercados del grupo Casino en todo el país. En estas explotaciones, se ha calculado que 4.497 hectáreas de deforestación para convertirlas en pastos para el ganado están vinculadas a la cadena de suministro de carne del grupo”, indica el informe publicado en 2021 (leer el informe completo aquí en inglés, PDF) El caso de Colombia: deforestación y grupos armados Según denuncian las ONG, el fenómeno también se produce en los supermercados del grupo Casino en Colombia a través de su filial de supermercados Éxito. Es lo que demuestra un informe de mayo de 2021 de la ONG EIA con sede en Londres (PDF del informe aquí). Los datos de este documento de 26 páginas son demoledores: cruzando datos de vacunación, de transporte del ganado y con entrevistas directas a proveedores, la organización demuestra que parte del ganado comercializado por la filial colombiana de Casino proviene de fincas instaladas “en terrenos deforestados ilegalmente de parques nacionales donde operan además grupos armados”, indican los autores del informe. “Un proveedor indirecto de Casino ejerce por ejemplo la posesión de alrededor de 800 hectáreas dentro del parque natural de Chiribiquete, de las cuales 400 hectáreas fueron deforestadas y convertidas en pastos”, agrega el documento que será presentado a la justicia francesa. La deforestación ilegal de miles de hectáreas en Sudamérica es una práctica que los ambientalistas denuncian desde hace varios años. Y en el caso de Colombia, “el pico de deforestación se produjo en 2017 pero sigue siendo muy alto. En 2020, fueron 170.000 hectáreas deforestadas. Si comparamos, son como 7.000 veces la superficie de Río de Janeiro. Y las cifras de 2021 aún no se conocen”, recuerda Daisy Tarrier, en conversación telefónica con RFI desde Colombia. Agrega que “los dos tercios de esta deforestación conciernen los cuatro departamentos amazónicos de Colombia. Una parte de la tala ilegal se produce en parques ilegales”. “El acaparamiento de tierras y la ganadería” es lo que caracteriza la deforestación ilegal en Colombia, resume la activista a favor de la conservación de la naturaleza. Entrevistas en versión audio:  En Francia, la contribución de la industria agroalimentaria a la deforestación y la contaminación del medio ambiente se ha vuelto un tema de debate político. El presidente de centro derecha Emmanuel Macron se comprometió en diciembre de 2021 a luchar contra la “deforestación importada, para prohibir la importación en la Unión Europea de soja, res, aceite de palma, madera, cacao y café cuando contribuyen a la deforestación”. En el caso de Casino, la cadena de suministro cuestionado por las ONG no concierne productos importados, sino carne de res vendida en Brasil y Colombia. Pero los cuestionamientos de las ONG podrían dañar la imagen del grupo Casino que se vanagloria en su sitio web de respaldar proyectos de agricultura sustentable. “Lo que queremos es que el grupo Casino rastree rigurosamente el suministro de la carne de res vendida en sus supermercados en Brasil y Colombia para asegurarse de que ninguno de sus proveedores directo o indirecto esté implicado en la deforestación ilegal o en la invasión de tierras autóctonas”, indicó Sébastien Mabile, abogado de la coalición de ONG demandantes. En declaraciones a RFI tras la primera audiencia en el tribunal de París el 9 de junio, el abogado declaró que Casino “tendría la posibilidad, como lo hacen para sus propias marcas, de monitorear por satélite toda su cadena de suministro, para asegurarse que las vacas vienen de sitios legales. Pediremos indemnizaciones también, cuyo monto aún está en fase de evaluación”. Mabile recordó que las ONG mandaron “un citatorio al grupo Casino en marzo de 2021. Entonces hace 18 meses que [Casino] hubiera podido presentarnos pruebas de que vigilan la trazabilidad de sus productos. Pero tenemos pruebas que demuestran lo contrario. Entre otras cosas, hay un nuevo informe de la ONG Centro de Análisis de los Crímenes Ambientales, CCCA, del 1ro de junio, que muestra nuevamente que la cadena suministro de Casino incluye carne de res que procede de la deforestación y la ocupación ilegal de tierras indígenas”. La respuesta del grupo Casino Contactado antes de la audiencia, el defensor del grupo Casino, Sébastien Schapira, asegura que su cliente vela por los derechos medioambientales y sociales en su cadena de suministro, en la medida de lo posible. “Mucho antes de la ley de 2017 sobre el deber de vigilancia y que creó nuevas medidas en materia ambiental, el grupo Casino, en particular en Brasil sobre la deforestación, había impulsado medidas muy ambiciosas para la trazabilidad de la carne de res”, dijo a RFI el abogado. Ante las acusaciones de las ONG, Casino invoca la debilidad de legislación en Brasil y Colombia que no obliga los supermercados a disponer de una trazabilidad detallada del origen de los cortes de res. “Hay que saber que en Brasil existen más de dos millones y medio de granjas. El tema de la trazabilidad es una verdadera cuestión. Y para tomarlo en cuenta, dependemos de las leyes locales y de las limitaciones técnicas. Y el grupo Casino, de manera muy voluntaria, con ONG locales como Imaflura, y con las autoridades federales, hace todo para mejorar la trazabilidad de las cadenas de suministro”, agregó Sébastien Schapira. Las transnacionales presionadas por el “deber de vigilancia” “Cuando nos llegan informaciones sobre proveedores indirectos que violan los derechos en materia de deforestación y los derechos de los indígenas, el grupo Casino y sus entidades dan la instrucción de descartar estos proveedores. Es una lástima que hoy lleguemos a una situación contenciosa con estas ONG que al contrario deberían hacer todo para que las empresas chinas y estadounidenses se comprometan al igual que Casino”, concluyó Schapira. Desde 2017, la ley francesa obliga a las empresas francesas con sede en Francia y que emplean a más de 5.000 personas en Francia o más de 10.000 personas en el mundo, a prevenir las violaciones de derechos humanos y a no dañar el medio ambiente en el marco de sus actividades productivas. Fue precisamente con base a esta legislación que varias ONG franceses iniciaron siete causas contra transnacionales por violar directamente o a través de proveedores indirectos, los derechos ambientales o sociales. En la mira de los activistas están por ejemplo la empresa de electricidad EDF por un proyecto eólico en México, el gigante de distribución de agua potable Suez en Chile, o la petrolera Total con un megaproyecto de extracción de crudo en Uganda.  "La ley de 2017 es pionera: instauró una responsabilidad legal de las casas matrices de las empresas transnacionales y contratistas que tienen el deber de prevenir e identificar las violaciones de DD.HH o los daños al medio ambiente que puedan causar por sus actividades propias, y también de las actividades de sus subsidiarias, subcontratistas o proveedores", se felicita Juliette Renaud, responsable de campaña de la ONG francesa Amis de la Terre, y encargada de campaña contra Total en Uganda. Aún no se han dictado sentencias. Pero la sociedad civil francesa demuestra que ya dispone de una nueva herramienta para exigir que las empresas aumenten sus estándares en materia de respeto de los derecho sen el exterior. Entrevistas:  >Dinamam tuxa, coordinador ejecutivo APIB >Sébastien Mabile, abogado de la coalición de 11 ONG, brasileñas, colombianas, estadounidenses y francesas. >Sébastien Schapira, abogado del grupo Casino (entrevistado por Lucia Muzell) >Daisy Tarrier, directora de la ONG Envol Vert de protección de la biodiversidad en Sudamérica. >Juliette Renaud, responsable de campaña de la ONG francesa Amis de la Terre, y encargada del caso Total.

Um julgamento inédito aberto na França aumenta a pressão sobre as multinacionais que atuam no Brasil, em especial as que lidam com o agronegócio. Onze organizações ambientais francesas e de povos indígenas do Brasil e da Colômbia protocolaram a ação, cuja primeira audiência ocorre nesta quinta-feira (9), contra o grupo Casino, dono do Pão de Açúcar e do colombiano Éxito. Lúcia Müzell, da RFI As entidades acusam a gigante varejista francesa de não cumprir uma lei pioneira da França, de 2017, segundo a qual as companhias com mais de 5 mil funcionários têm um “dever de vigilância” quanto a violações ambientais e dos direitos humanos nas suas filiais pelo mundo. As organizações denunciam que o Casino, com suas marcas locais, comercializa produtos ligados ao desmatamento ilegal na Amazônia. Um relatório do Centro para Análises de Crimes Climáticos (CCCA), baseado em Haia (Holanda) e divulgado na semana passada, aponta que produtores que fornecem gado a três unidades controladas pela JBS em Rondônia foram responsáveis pelo desmatamento ilegal de 50 mil hectares da Amazônia, incluindo áreas da reserva do povo indígena Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau. Uma comitiva da APIB (Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil) está na capital francesa para realizar um protesto nesta quinta-feira (9), em frente ao Tribunal Judiciário de Paris, onde a primeira audiência da ação aberta em março de 2021 vai detalhar o calendário processual daqui para a frente. "Não há muita jurisprudência nem precedentes para sabermos quanto tempo esse processo poderá durar. Mas ele é muito aguardado no exterior”, aponta Boris Patentreger, cofundador da organização francesa Envol Vert e diretor da ONG internacional Mighty Earth. Ambas estão envolvidas no processo, ao lado da Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira (Coiab) e a Federação dos Povos Indígenas do Pará (Fepipa). "Essa lei francesa está sendo observada em nível europeu, mas também nos Estados Unidos, que analisam adotar uma lei como essa francesa. Há, portanto, muita expectativa.” Casino se diz “exemplar" O grupo Casino afirma que aplica uma “política muito rígida” para garantir a rastreabilidade da carne bovina que coloca à venda, apesar das limitações legais e administrativas que ainda existem no Brasil e que, segundo o advogado da empresa Sébastien Schapira, impedem um monitoramento mais completo. Ele lamenta que os ambientalistas tomem o Pão de Açúcar como alvo, enquanto outros varejistas permanecem indiferentes aos critérios ambientais. “Muito antes da lei sobre o dever de vigilância, o Casino tomou medidas importantes para o meio ambiente e particularmente contra o desmatamento no Brasil. O grupo, que compra menos de 1% dos grandes fornecedores de carne do Brasil, é o varejista que provavelmente aplica a política mais ambiciosa para poder controlar a cadeia de abastecimento, com ações práticas em campo, com a utilização de meios tecnológicos e em colaboração com ONGs”, salienta. A coalizão de organizações exige que o Casino tome medidas mais contundentes para se assegurar que os produtos que oferece no mercado brasileiro e colombiano não são resultado de desmatamento – 80% da derrubada de florestas na Amazônia é causada pela pecuária. Na Justiça, os indígenas pedem mais de € 3,1 milhões de indenização pelos prejuízos e danos morais provocados pelas atividades ilegais. Ação judicial movida por indígenas Eloy Terena, coordenador jurídico da Apib e da Coiab, celebra o ineditismo da ação. “Durante muitos anos, foi negado aos povos indígenas o direito de acionar o Judiciário. Eles não eram tratados como sujeitos de direito”, comenta. "Depois de séculos de tutela jurídica, hoje, os povos indígenas têm a oportunidade, por meio de seus advogados próprios, de acionar o sistema de Justiça nacional, quanto internacional”, ressalta Terena. “Os abatedouros costumam ter a rastreabilidade até a primeira fazenda que está em contato com eles, mas não têm rastreabilidade de todas as que estão por trás e isso é uma porta aberta para o desmatamento. Grupos como Casino, mas também Carrefour, que está presente no Brasil e é líder no varejo, precisam adotar medidas que são possíveis tecnicamente e precisam ser generalizadas, para que eles estejam à altura dos desafios”, adverte Patentreger. "O que acontece na Amazônia não é apenas um problema para a biodiversidade e os povos indígenas, mas é também um verdadeiro desafio para todo o planeta.” O advogado Schapira rebate e afirma que quando o Casino toma conhecimento sobre produtores indiretos que não respeitam as regras sobre o desmatamento ou a proteção de povos indígenas, "o grupo e suas filiais têm a instrução de descredenciar esses fornecedores”, destacando que as organizações em questão não informaram quais são os produtores irregulares que identificaram. "Nós não brincamos com questões tão importantes quanto essas. É bom que as ONGs queiram avançar, mas a via que foi escolhida, com afirmações um pouco mentirosas e uma confrontação judicial, não será necessariamente útil”, comenta o defensor. "Agora, deixemos o debate técnico avançar nas melhores condições. Ele permitirá mostrar que, não só em relação ao dever de vigilância, como ao que todos esperam, ou seja, rastreabilidade, transparência e boas práticas, o Casino é bastante exemplar.” Tribunais internacionais O diretor jurídico da Apib diz estar ciente dos riscos, sobretudo financeiros, de processar uma grande multinacional, mas garante dispor de “provas robustas” das violações das terras dos Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau. Ele indica que imagens de sensoriamento remoto identificaram mais de 25 mil cabeças de gado, num valor estimado em R$ 73 milhões, em áreas indígenas ilegalmente ocupadas. "Foi feito um mapeamento e foram identificados 37 fornecedores ilegais para os frigoríficos da JBS, que depois pararam na rede do Casino”, explica. "Nós chegamos à conclusão de que apenas o sistema interno da Justiça brasileira não está dando conta. É preciso cada vez mais a gente buscar outros mecanismos internacionais. Em 2020, a deputada Joenia Wapichana iniciou uma discussão, propôs uma lei de rastreabilidade, mas ela foi imediatamente sufocada politicamente. O perfil do Parlamento brasileiro é muito conservador e alinhado aos interesses do agronegócio”, lamenta o advogado. Depois do protesto e outros eventos em Paris, as lideranças indígenas da APIB seguirão viagem para Bruxelas, onde se reunirão com uma comissão do Parlamento Europeu. O tema da conversa é o projeto de proibição de importação de commodities relacionadas com o desmatamento e a destruição das florestas.

April has become synonymous with Earth Day. The entire month not just the day of earth day. The theme of Earth Day 2022 is Invest in our Planet. Here to discuss the best ways to invest in our planet are some folks from some of our most accomplished and impactful organizations in the country. They are all nonprofit organizations that operates independently of any government, or NGOs. And they care deeply and act intentionally on behalf of our Planet Earth. Glenn Hurowitz, the founder and CEO of Mighty Earth. Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network and Patrice Simms of Earth Justice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/healthy-radio/support

Russia has said it will "drastically reduce combat operations" around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, during negotiations in Turkey. Financial markets reacted positively to the news, as Brian Dorst from Themis Trading in New Jersey explains. We'll also hear from President Biden's top official on sanctions, who says companies have a choice to make on whether they continue to do business in Russia. Also in the programme, the war in Ukraine is halting moves aimed at limiting the use of palm oil, which is a cause of deforestation in Asia. The price of one alternative, sunflower oil, has increased massively since the conflict began, and supermarket chain Iceland has reversed its pledge to remove palm oil from its own-label food. We find out more from Glenn Hurowitz of the Washington DC campaign group, Mighty Earth.Talks in Geneva to reverse the loss of nature and halt extinctions are in their final day. We'll hear from Patrick Greenfield, biodiversity reporter for the Guardian, on the details of the negotiations, and Dr Noelle Kumpel, head of policy for Birdlife International, about her thoughts on the progress. And we'll take a look at the new Australian budget. All through the show we'll be joined by Andres Franzetti, Chief Executive Officer at Risk Cooperative, in Washington DC, and Sinead Mangan, presenter of the ABC radio program ‘Australia Wide' in Perth. (Picture: Ukrainian troops near Kyiv on 28 March. Picture credit: Getty Images)

Talks in Geneva to reverse the loss of nature and halt extinctions are in their final day. We'll hear from Patrick Greenfield, biodiversity reporter for the Guardian, on the details of the negotiations, and Dr Noelle Kumpel, head of policy for Birdlife International, about her thoughts on the progress. Also in the programme, the war in Ukraine is halting moves aimed at limiting the use of palm oil, which is a cause of deforestation in Asia. The price of one alternative, sunflower oil, has increased massively since the conflict began, and supermarket chain Iceland has reversed its pledge to remove palm oil from its own-label food. We find out more from Glenn Hurowitz of the Washington DC campaign group, Mighty Earth. Plus, the BBC's Jo Critcher reports on how drones are now being used all over the world for humanitarian purposes.

Talks in Geneva to reverse the loss of nature and halt extinctions are in their final day. Marco Lambertini is director general of the wildlife and nature charity WWF International, and tells us what progress is being made towards the text of a UN framework aimed at protecting biodiversity. Also in the programme, the war in Ukraine is halting moves aimed at limiting the use of palm oil, which is a cause of deforestation in Asia. The price of one alternative, sunflower oil, has increased massively since the conflict began, and supermarket chain Iceland has reversed its pledge to remove palm oil from its own-label food. We find out more from Glenn Hurowitz of the Washington DC campaign group, Mighty Earth. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the latest country to join the East African Community, which is a common market of states in the region, including Kenya and Tanzania. Our African business correspondent Peter Mwangangi explains what membership of the EAC will mean for the Congolese people. Plus, the BBC's Jo Critcher reports on how drones are now being used all over the world for humanitarian purposes. Today's edition is presented by Mike Johnson, and produced by George Thomas, Sarah Hawkins and Tom Kavanagh.

Today I welcome Kristin Urquiza, founder of Marked by COVID. Kristin Urquiza, is the Co-founder, and Chief Activist of Marked by COVID Kristin is a graduate of Yale University and UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy where she has a Master of Public Affairs. She is an environmental advocate at Mighty Earth, where she works to hold corporations like Cargill accountable to their industrial agricultural practices that displace indigenous people from their lands and drive deforestation in places like the Amazon rainforest and beyond. Additionally, Kristin works closely with Liberation in a Generation, a group working to narrow the wealth gap between people of color and white families in the United States within a generation.

Companies like Nestle are often publicly taking heat for unethical business practices. What if I told you there's a company on the same level of Nestle that manages to stay out of most headlines? Join Matt and Carolanne this week as they talk about Cargill, a company given the title of "the worst company in the world" by Mighty Earth. Warning: this episode contains entirely too many wine-induced soap boxes.  Our linktree: linktr.ee/boozedandconfused This week's booze of choice: Ruby Red by Warner Vineyards  Sources: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-06/crop-giant-cargill-reports-biggest-profit-in-156-year-history https://stories.mightyearth.org/cargill-worst-company-in-the-world/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargill https://ceoworld.biz/2021/01/03/ranked-top-50-richest-families-in-the-united-states-2021/ https://www.brainerddispatch.com/business/3435856-ex-cargill-manager-sentenced-five-months-prison-river-waste-dumping-case

In the latest daily podcast covering the COP26 meetings in Glasgow, Ian Welsh speaks to Mighty Earth founder and CEO Glenn Hurowitz. They react to the leaders' declaration on forests and land use committing 110 countries to eliminate deforestation by 2030, the first big announcement of the conference – and Hurowitz gives some detail on a new pledge from UK and European supermarket chains not to source meat or dairy linked to deforestation. In the news round up, detail of the 80-nation pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% this decade. Plus, Colombia's 30% for nature in 2022 commitment, international collaboration on clean tech standards and policies, and China called out for lack of presence at the meetings, once again.     

Today we have an important conversation on how to save the planet through battling deforestation and unsustainable businesses who are putting profit over preservation. Glenn Hurowitz is the CEO of Mighty Earth, and has led environmental campaigns around the world for many years. He is a globally recognised leader on forests, agriculture, and climate change, and running strategic campaigns. Glenn has also worked extensively in politics. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed book Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, Politico, The American Prospect. He's appeared on many national media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, FOX, CBS, and NPR. He is a graduate of the Green Corps fellowship and Yale University, and also holds posts as Managing Director at Waxman Strategies and a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy so needless to say we are thrilled to have him on today. Cora and Glenn discuss his battles against deforestation, why eating less meat is one of the best things we can all do to prevent climate catastrophe and biodiversity loss on a grand scale, as well as how any of us can campaign against big business even in our own small ways. Glenn's dedication and knowledge is incredible to hear, so we are thrilled to bring you this conversation today! Please learn more about Glenn's work here: https://www.mightyearth.org/ And follow Mighty Earth here: https://www.instagram.com/standmighty/

Could the world ever be powered from waste? Growing crops for fuel instead of food remains controversial, but biofuel technology is advancing. What's the future when it comes to biofuels? Presented by Bryony MacKenzie. Featuring Glenn Hurowitz, Mighty Earth; Leo Pontes, Raizen; Dr Jem Woods, Imperial College London; Matt Herman, National Biodiesel Board; Matthew Tipper, Shell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does chocolate have to do with deforestation? For the first episode of our chocolate series, I spoke to Sam Mawutor of Mighty Earth. He runs campaigns to influence business and government to act to end deforestation in cocoa-growing regions. Sam and I discussed how farmer poverty and deforestation are connected, his favorite kind of chocolate, and what average consumers (like you!) can do to create impact. Learn more about Sam: https://www.mightyearth.org/about-us/samuel-mawutor/To create impact, head to www.impactfull.novelhand.com to sign up for Impactfull. This month, we're exploring the social and environmental impacts of the chocolate industry-- from living incomes for cocoa farmers to deforestation. 

Dr. Gigi Kwik Gronvall is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her area of expertise is immunology. Dr. Esther Chernak.  Esther is a professor in the Department of Environmental Health, Drexel University School of Public Health, and has a position in the Drexel University College of Medicine. She is the director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication at Drexel. Prior to joining the Drexel faculty in 2010, Dr. Chernak worked at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health for over 25 years. Yeonsil Kang is a currently a visiting assistant professor at Drexel University’s history department. She is interested in understanding the intersections of the environment, science/technology, and disasters especially in East Asia. She is working on a project, Mineral Time, Bodily Time: Asbestos, Slow Disaster, and Toxic Politics in South Korea which explores the history and politics of asbestos, the environmental hazard that shaped environmental health policies in South Korea. Andy Revkin served as strategic adviser for environmental and science journalism at National Geographic Society. Through 2017 he was senior reporter for climate change at the independent investigative newsroom ProPublica. He was a reporter for The New York Times from 1995 through 2009. In 2007, he created the Dot Earth environmental blog for The Times. The blog moved to the Opinion Pages in 2010 and ran through 2016.  He is now director of the new Initiative on Communication and Sustainability at Columbia University's Earth Institute. Felicia Henry is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Her research interests include race, ethnicity, gender, criminal justice/mass incarceration, social vulnerability and resilience in disasters, and communities. A Licensed Social Worker (LMSW), Felicia received her Master of Social Work degree from the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Felicia is also a Bill Anderson Fund Fellow Kristin Urquiza, is the Co-founder, Chief Activist of Marked by COVID.  Kristin is a graduate of Yale University and UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy where she has a Master of Public Affairs. She is an environmental advocate at Mighty Earth, where she works to hold corporations accountable to their industrial agricultural practices that displace indigenous people from their lands and drive deforestation in places like the Amazon rainforest and beyond. Additionally, Kristin works closely with Liberation in a Generation, a group working to narrow the wealth gap between people of color and white families in the United States within a generation. Shivani Patel  is a 2nd year student at Drexel University studying Finance and Economics. She is a production assistant here at COVID-Calls, helping to connect with guests and also a representative on Drexel's student government, working to voice the concerns of the student body to administration. Bucky Stanton is a PhD Candidate in the department of Science & Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His dissertation investigates natural and cultural resource extraction in the central Peloponnese of Greece, exploring the history and politics of archaeology, energy and modernity in contemporary Greece and beyond

David Pearson, research professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University; and Philip Fearnside, ecologist at the National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA) in Brazil, join us to give an overview of the conditions under which Amazon rainforest fires are raging. A recent report by Mighty Earth highlighted the connections between big beef producers and areas where fires are concentrated. So what role does the meat industry play in this destruction, and what role does it play in Brazil’s economy? Soy farming is also a huge part of this problem, as rainforests are turning into savannah.Ajamu Baraka, national organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace, joins us to discuss Wednesday night's vice-presidential debate, specifically regarding foreign policy. Then we'll look at whistleblowers from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons being shut down at the UN by the US and France.Chris Garaffa, web developer and technologist, joins us to discuss the latest trends in tech, including how the US Internal Revenue Service is using location data services to find people without a warrant.

David Pearson, research professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University; and Philip Fearnside, ecologist at the National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA) in Brazil, join us to give an overview of the conditions under which Amazon rainforest fires are raging. A recent report by Mighty Earth highlighted the connections between big beef producers and areas where fires are concentrated. So what role does the meat industry play in this destruction, and what role does it play in Brazil’s economy? Soy farming is also a huge part of this problem, as rainforests are turning into savannah.

Today I speak with the founder of Marked by COVID, Kristin Urquiza.Kristin Urquiza, is the Co-founder, Chief Activist of Marked by COVIDKristin is a graduate of Yale University and UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy where she has a Master of Public Affairs. She is an environmental advocate at Mighty Earth, where she works to hold corporations like Cargill accountable to their industrial agricultural practices that displace indigenous people from their lands and drive deforestation in places like the Amazon rainforest and beyond. Additionally, Kristin works closely with Liberation in a Generation, a group working to narrow the wealth gap between people of color and white families in the United States within a generation.Her grandparents were migrant farmworkers– from Mexico and Oklahoma — and her father worked in the fields as a child. She grew up in the Maryvale community of Phoenix, and is a proud product of public primary education and the first person in her family to go to college. Maryvale is a community of predominantly people of color and immigrants, and is now seeing the highest rates of COVID-19 in the nation, where people are waiting 13 hours to be tested.

Consumer facing companies are in the news constantly touting "green" initiatives, socially responsible campaigns, and feel good stories that make you wonder whether the marketing budget is bigger than the actual investment in changing their business practices for the better. And those are the one's who are defending a consumer facing brand- what we don't hear about are the companies farther up the supply chain that don't have a consumer presence and aren't as sensitive to negative impacts on their brand, but none the less have a tremendous impact on the environment. Getting these companies to care about, let alone change, their effect on the environment is a huge challenge, and vitally important. That's where Mighty Earth comes in. CEO Glenn Hurowitz explains how they've developed a "perfect storm" tactical approach to achieving the strategic outcomes that will influence upstream businesses like Cargill- one of the world's largest producers of meat. He explains how in order to get these massive companies, generally happier to work in the shadows than expose themselves to consumer facing pressure, Mighty Earth employs a multi-layered influence campaign involving consumer awareness, grassroots activation, financial pressure, political influence, and competitive deterrence. And because it's an election year (and we just couldn't resist), we dig into the political moment we're in now, and the one we need to be in come November 4th. How will we rally the political capital needed to push through an ambitious climate agenda? What lessons from previous administrations are salient, and how can we use them to not make the same mistakes in the future?

In this episode we talk with Etelle Higonnet, Senior Campaign Director at Mighty Earth. Mighty Earth is an environmental organization that focuses mainly on breaking the link between deforestation and industrial agriculture primarily through the following industries: -palm oil -beef -soy (3/4 of global production of soy go to animal feed) -rubber industry -cocoa We discuss aspects of these industries, COVID-19 pandemic's effect on awareness & action, advocating for and working towards a #firefreesummer & more. "Planetary havoc is more expensive than working on a pandemic proof society. Let's not keep rolling the dice." -Etelle Higonnet

It's Climate Week! We're back from the Climate Strike in Chicago to share conversations with some amazing activists and entertainers doing their part in the fight for a better planet. First, we talk to writer/producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach ("Lost," "The Middleman") about working on the new Netflix show, "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance." He talks about the show's deliberate climate change themes, the legacy of Jim Henson, and even shares an amazing Mark Hamill story. Then, we talk to Glenn Hurowitz, CEO of Mighty Earth, about the international corporations that are tied to the deforestation and burning in the Amazon. He discusses what these companies are doing to make the problem worse and how consumers can help push back.  In Chicago, we talk to members of Climate Reality Chicago, the Illinois Environmental Council, and the contemporary ensemble Lakeshore Rush. As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and more! Follow the Javier Grillo-Marxuach on Twitter @OKBJGM Follow Glenn Hurowitz on Twitter @glennhurowitz Follow Mighty Earth on Twitter @StandMighty Follow Climate Reality Chicago on Twitter @realitychicago Follow the Illinois Environmental Council on Twitter @ilenviro Learn more about Lakeshore Rush: http://www.lakeshorerush.com/ and follow Lakeshore Rush on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lakeshore_rush/ Further Reading:  Deforestation Continues Because Companies Aren't Trying http://www.mightyearth.org/deforestation-continues-because-companies-arent-trying/

Hellooo Basementeers all over.... Better late then never, yes were late to school, well we have to stay after lol... OK we have another edition to the School Year series, we have part 1 of School Year 1974-1975...songs that were being recorded / released or hits or just out during the period of Sept 1974 to Aug 1975. This is part 1 You will hear song from: KISS / The Kinks / Badfinger / Fleetwood Mac / Styx / Sly Stone / Bee Gees and a lot more. Intro: Boys & Girls-The Archies 1. Mighty, Mighty-Earth, Wind & Fire 2. Who Do You Think You Are-Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods 3. Down The Road-Bee Gees 4. Never My Love-Blue Suede 5. Mary Anne-Fallen Rock 6. Silver Morning-Kenny Rankin 7. Time For Living-Sly & The Family Stone 8. Sound Your Funky Horn-K.C. & The Sunshine Band 9. No Love In The Room-The 5th Dimension 10. Thunder & Lightning-Argent 11. Heroes Are Hard To Find-Fleetwood Mac 12. Just A Chance-Badfinger 13. Get Into The Wind-Steppenwolf 14. Life Is A New-Santana 15. Pretzel Logic-Steely Dan 16. Fire baby-Andy Kim 17. What Ever Gets You Through The Night-Elton & John Lennon (LIVE) 18. Ride The Tiger-Jefferson Starship 19. St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast- Frank Zappa 20. Rock & Roll Feeling-Styx 21. Dancing Fool-Guess Who 22. Preservation-Kinks 23. All The Way-Kiss 24. Juniors Farm-Wings 25. So Far, So Good-Slade 26. Turn It Down-The Sweet 27. Givin' It Up-J. Geils Band 28. Walking Man-James Taylor 29. My Eyes Adored You-Frankie Valli 30. Ready-Cat Stevens Outro: Boys & Girls-The Archies

Before the news of the fires in the Amazon drew national attention, environmental organization Mighty Earth was calling out American agricultural giant Cargill for its contributions to deforestation in South America, among numerous other environmentally destructive practices. In this episode, host Lisa Held talks to Mighty Earth CEO Glenn Hurowitz about the scathing report the organization released (and the New York Times covered) in July—Cargill: The Worst Company in the World. They discuss why Cargill is such a standout offender when it comes to environmental degradation, how industrial animal agriculture contributes to deforestation and other issues, and what can be done. The Farm Report is a Heritage Radio Network show, recorded live on Full Service Radio at the LINE Hotel in Adams Morgan, Washington DC. The Farm Report is powered by Simplecast.

Glenn Hurowitz is the CEO of Mighty Earth and has led environmental campaigns around the world for many years. He is a globally recognized leader on forests, agriculture, and climate change, and running strategic campaigns. Mighty Earth is a global environmental campaign organization that works to protect forests, conserve oceans, and address climate change.

This week: Kate Clancy, sustainability manager, cocoa and chocolate, at Cargill discusses what business can do to strengthen smallholder farmers' business models. And Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Michelle Bramley gives some insight into the impacts of changing modern slavery legislation. Plus: analysis of Maersk's climate-neutral future, a new carbon report from Hermes Investment Management, why Mighty Earth says cocoa still has deforestation questions to answer, and McDonald's pledges to cut antibiotics in beef supply chains, in the news roundup. And an exclusive special discount for podcast listeners this month for any Innovation Forum event using code IFPOD10. Hosted by Ian Welsh

This week: some highlights from Innovation Forum's recent webinar on what business needs to know about forced labour risks at the point of recruitment, and the employer pays principle, featuring Coca-Cola's Brent Wilton, Walmart's Doug Nystrom and ETI's Cindy Berman, introduced by Ian Welsh. And, Mighty Earth's Glenn Hurowitz speaking with Toby Webb on soy supply chains and deforestation in the Brazilian Cerrado grasslands. Plus: drinks brand Lucozade's trialling of edible sachets, new Californian investor regulation on climate risk, and apparel sector communicating on supply chain sustainability, in the news roundup. Hosted by Ian Welsh.

Glenn Hurowitz, Mighty Earth, explains to Innovation Forum's Toby Webb why soy's deforestation impacts have been a little under the radar. They discuss why the successes of the soy moratorium in the Brazilian Amazon have not been translated elsewhere and what big commodity buyers need to do to help preserve the forests.

In this podcast, Glenn Hurowitz, CEO of Mighty Earth, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about his organisation's work on trying to break the links between agriculture and deforestation. They discuss the potential for success for the new soy manifesto in South American grasslands – and why soy sourcing has become a key risk for the international beef sector. The rubber sector is a new area of focus for Mighty Earth – Hurowitz argues that as the rubber sector companies have seen the reputational damage that palm oil sector has suffered in the past few years there is potential for NGO pressure to move the sector forward and engage on its deforestation risks. He also says that the recently announced deal on cocoa in west Africa could be a real game-changer for the sector as it brings all the relevant actors together.

The big Palm Oil company Olam has been accused of using suppliers that may use unsustainable practices in parts of Southeast Asia and West Africa. The claims against the agricultural commodities trader were made in a report by a US-based environmental lobby group called Mighty Earth. The Singaporean company that has a majority share in Olam, called Temasek, insists that it's always been in support of ethical land clearance practices - and Olam itself has vehemently rejected the allegations. Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth spoke to us from Washington DC. The Cuban government has signed a deal with Google's parent company - allowing the internet giant to provide faster access to its data by installing servers on the island that will store much of the company's most popular content. A little while earlier, another agreement was being signed between Cuba and the European Union - covering issues such as trade, human rights and migration. Will Grant is our Havana Correspondent - more from him on the Google deal. The world's largest oil producers have made a big money bet - agreeing to cut production in the hopes of boosting the price of crude oil - and refilling their dwindling Treasury coffers. Almost immediately, the price of crude went gone up to its highest level in almost two years. This strategy is a complete reversal of what was Plan A - pumping like crazy, not least in the hopes of driving upstart US shale oil companies out of business. So why have Russia, Kazakhstan and Mexico decided to work with OPEC? To assess the significance of the deal, the BBC's Rob Young talks to Chris Weafer at Macro Advisory in Moscow. One year ago, Saudi women were given the right to vote and run for office in municipal elections for the first time ever. Although municipal councils don't hold much power, many in the kingdom hoped it would bring about change. Hanan Razek has been looking at what's different one year on. Ageism in the workplace affects even the most glamorous of livelihoods. In Hollywood it's routine - well for women anyway. In music too - the latest evidence from Madonna as she received the Billboard Woman of the Year Award. Capping a list of music industry bigotry, she said - "And finally - do not age. Because to age is a sin. You will be criticized and vilified - and definitely not played on the radio." Now you'd think that a place like Silicon Valley in California - home to the likes of Google, Facebook and Apple - would be progressive ... beyond all that. But Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times says what started out as a youthful vibe has indeed become outright ageism - an environment specifically designed to discriminate against the older worker. Hong Kong's pro-democracy groups have made strong gains in elections for the territory's Election Committee - a panel of 1,200 people that will choose Hong Kong's next leader. Pro-democracy groups fielded an unprecedented number of candidates this year, and have secured 325 seats, giving them significant negotiating power in the elections for Hong Kong's next leader. But pro-democracy campaigners like the lawyer Alvin Yu are annoyed that anti-establishment legislators are being targeted by pro-Beijing authorities. The Chief Executive elections will take place in March 2017. Hong Kong's financial secretary, John Tsang, has resigned from his position - but he's so far coy about plans to run for the top job. We get an update from Helier Cheung in Hong Kong. For a bit of musical levity to end the programme, it's worth considering that this year's Billboard CD sales may represent the final nail in the coffin of the music business as we know it. So who topped the list? Well it wasn't Drake. We are joined on the show by Anu Partanen, a Finnish journalist and the author of a book called The Nordic Theory of Everything, talking with us from New York. And our other guest is Catherine Yeung, the Investment Director at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, based in Hong Kong. (PHOTO CREDIT: Aerial view of an oil palm plantation, Borneo 04/02/2016 Science Photo Library)

Mighty Earth men arrived from outer space, and land on a planet, but are they welcomed? X Minus One, Courtesy was written by Clifford Simmad X Minus one “Intro” and Announcing was done by Fred Collins Directed by Ken McGregor Cleaned by Capt. John Tadrzak of Misfits Audio Productions Intro Music by: Kevin MacLeod “Ghost March” and Johnny Western. This is For Entertainment Purposes Only Misfits Audio Productions copyright 2016