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British armed forces supplied by Brazilian meat firm linked to Amazon deforestation, corruption: Report

British armed forces supplied by Brazilian meat firm linked to Amazon deforestation, corruption: Report

The British military sourced beef for ration packs from Brazilian meatpacker JBS despite its history of corruption, poor environmental record and links to human rights abuses.

Toxic river: mining, mercury and murder continue to plague Colombia’s Atrato

Toxic river: mining, mercury and murder continue to plague Colombia’s Atrato

Mercury and cyanide contamination from industrial mining activities make the Atrato the most polluted river in Colombia and a clean-up operation promised back in 2016 has yet to materialize.

World’s biggest meatpackers buying cattle from deforesters in Amazon
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World’s biggest meatpackers buying cattle from deforesters in Amazon

JBS, Marfrig and Frigol, among the world's biggest meat producers, have been buying cattle from ranches associated with illegal deforestation and slave labor, an investigation by Repórter Brasil has found.

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