Found: Deforestation in the Amazon
The government of Brazil led by Bolsonaro favour the development of the Amazon rainforest over conservation, escalating deforestation. Deforestation threatens indigenous populations who live in the forest, loss of a precious and complex ecosystem and a vital carbon store that slows global warming.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 7th October 2019
The Government responsed to this petition on 30th September 2019 (View Full Response)Found: Indigenous people have called for the EU to impose trade sanctions on Brazil to halt the deforestation
Mentions:
1: David Nuttall (CON - Bury North) For example, on page 17 there is a commitment to introduce measures to protect wildlife, halt the loss - Speech Link
2: Martin Horwood (LDEM - Cheltenham) make any impact on, for example, deforestation in Argentina and Brazil. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Newton (CON - Truro and Falmouth) and the Amazon, to reduce foreign imports of meat, and to improve human rights, I agree with the NFU - Speech Link
4: William Bain (LAB - Glasgow North East) In some parts of the world, such as Brazil, soya production has become connected with deforestation and - Speech Link
5: James Paice (CON - South East Cambridgeshire) in achieving that.I was saying that we are working closely with the EU, Brazil and others. - Speech Link