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New forest loss data beef up Amazon deforestation case against Casino Group (news.mongabay.com)

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A new report by Brazilian nonprofit Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV) states that Casino Group’s beef supply chain could be linked to up to 526,459 hectares (about 1.3 million acres) of deforestation in Brazil between 2018 and 2023.

The data are being used in a $64.1 million lawsuit filed in 2021 by environmental and Indigenous groups that accuse the French retailer of contributing to illegal deforestation.

Among the plaintiffs are Indigenous communities from the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau territory in the Brazilian Amazon that have faced decades of land invasions by illegal cattle ranchers.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

“Because cattle are taking over our land, it’s getting harder and harder to hunt, fish and practice our culture,” he said. “My father says that near the heavily invaded area of Burareiro used to be a great hunting ground, full of animals. But now, if you go there, you find almost nothing. It’s a wasted trip. All you see is fires, the sound of chainsaws and tractors.”

Cows or no cows, humans gonna human...