Deforestation in Brazil is now threatening the last major block of intact Amazon rainforest. We urge countries that import large amounts of Brazilian soya beans and beef to take action to halt this destruction. About 9.5% of Brazil’s exported soya beans and 5.3% of its beef goes to Europe, with another 79% and 52%, respectively, going to China (P. M. Fearnside Science 373, 1209–1210; 2021). In our view, importers should switch to other sources until Brazil eliminates export-driven deforestation.

Nature 601, 318 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00094-7

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