Tuesday, March 9, 2021
  • Home
  • News
  • Agribusiness
  • Markets
  • Machinery
  • Technology
  • Livestock
  • Poultry
  • Fisheries
  • Fruits
  • Climate Change
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result

Rainforest Alliance pledges support in Protecting Amazon forest

Mthokozisi by Mthokozisi
August 26, 2019
in Featured, International, News, Top Stories
0

PORTO VELHO, RONDONIA, BRAZIL - AUGUST 25: In this aerial image, A fire burns in a section of the Amazon rain forest on August 25, 2019 in the Candeias do Jamari region near Porto Velho, Brazil. According to INPE, Brazil's National Institute of Space Research, the number of fires detected by satellite in the Amazon region this month is the highest since 2010. (Photo by Victor Moriyama/Getty Images)

In response to the horrific surge of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon, the Rainforest Alliance is mobilizing its broad network of partners to fight the ongoing destruction of this precious ecosystem

Following a staggering increase in fires this year, with flames and smoke captured on both NASA and NOAA satellites from space, it is clear the world must stand together to stop ongoing threats to the Amazon, which is vital to the world’s climate stability.

The Rainforest Alliance is working to leverage its relationships in the public and private sectors to pressure the Brazilian government to reinstate the environmental enforcement that is essential to defending the Amazon against illegal logging, destructive slash-and-burn agriculture, and other existential threats.

In addition, the Rainforest Alliance has pledged to redirect 100 per cent of the funds donated in response to the social media alert to frontline groups in the Brazilian Amazon, including the Brazil chapter of our Indigenous federation partner COICA and our longtime sustainable agriculture partner IMAFLORA; as well as the Instituto Socioambiental and Imazon, both Brazilian NGOs working to defend the Amazon and advance Indigenous rights.

“The fires in the Amazon are the result of complicated political, financial and social factors,” said Henriette Walz, deforestation lead for the Rainforest Alliance. “We need continued collaborative effort from governments, companies, and consumers to send a message. We know the links between climate change, deforestation, and human welfare are there. We need to keep moving towards more sustainable agriculture and land management system and reap the many benefits such a system would provide.”

The scientific and social context

According to the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE), satellite data has shown an 88 and 68 percent increase in fires for June and July, respectively, compared to the same period in 2018. The space agency reports its satellite data has detected more than 74,000 fires since January 2019, the highest rate of fires since 2013.

The fires are caused in part by farmers clearing land to expand agriculture—natural fires in the Amazon are very rare due to the tropical humid climate of the region (although they are indeed increasing as a consequence of global warming). Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is the result of many different actions, including agricultural expansion (mainly for beef production), with illegal logging, mining, land speculation, urban development, etc.

Rainforest Alliance’s commitment to help

Brazil has one of the best systems to monitor forests worldwide and has been an example of successful reduction of deforestation rates. It is essential that these efforts are resumed and further destruction to the Amazon is halted and eventually reversed.

“We are working with our partners in Brazil and around the world to pressure the Brazilian government to conserve the Amazon in a way that supports people and nature. Regulations on deforestation in Brazil must remain in place and must be enforced,” according to Rainforest Alliance.

Protecting the Amazon, like any forest, is as successful as the efforts of all those who touch the forest in any way. Businesses, local and indigenous communities, NGOs, civil society and governments must work toward the common goal of protecting the Amazon. Policymakers must create and enforce effective regulations and incentives to prevent deforestation, foster the reforestation of degraded lands and support the sustainable management of standing forests in the fight against climate change.

Rainforest Alliance’s work includes intensifying the ongoing advisory work with multi-national companies seeking to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains, the advancement of the Accountability Framework Initiative to provide a roadmap and concrete benchmarks for those companies and calling for regulation within the EU and other policy arenas to ensure people, nature and business can advance effective sustainability solutions. These, along with financial support for frontline groups fighting deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, are all measures that the Rainforest Alliance is taking in response to the crisis.

Need to protect the critical natural climate solution

The Amazon is the largest, most biodiverse forest in the world and is indisputably one of the world’s greatest natural climate solutions due to its unparalleled capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, as well as a critical source of fresh water. It is vital to global rainfall patterns. Protecting the Amazon—and all the world’s forests—ensures they can continue to provide these essential functions.

Although global attention is now focused on the Brazilian Amazon, it is important to note that manmade forest fires are an ongoing phenomenon that threatens tropical forests around the world, from the Amazon and Indonesia to Guatemala and Mexico. Amazon should be of utmost concern to people around the world, since forests provide powerful natural climate solutions that, along with better agricultural practices, could deliver up to 37 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required between now and 2030 to stabilize global warming below 2°C in a cost-effective manner.

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Previous Post

The new technology helps farmers increase tree yields by 34 to 38 percent

Next Post

Lusitu residents to benefit US$ 4.5 million Irrigation Development Support Project (IDSP

Mthokozisi

Mthokozisi

Related Posts

RAISIN PRODUCTION LEADER OSMAN AKÇA A.Ş. IS THE FIRST  IN TURKEY TO OWN THE NEW TOMRA 5C SORTING MACHINE
Agribusiness

RAISIN PRODUCTION LEADER OSMAN AKÇA A.Ş. IS THE FIRST IN TURKEY TO OWN THE NEW TOMRA 5C SORTING MACHINE

by Mthokozisi
March 2, 2021
0

Since starting in the 1970s, Osman Akça A.Ş. has continually expanded the volumes handled by its raisin processing business. Since...

Read more
PERRY OPENS NEW OFFICE & TRAINING FACILITY IN UGANDA

PERRY OPENS NEW OFFICE & TRAINING FACILITY IN UGANDA

February 9, 2021
VIRTO GROUP once again chooses TOMRA and renews the equipment at its main plant with eleven Nimbus BSI+ sorters

VIRTO GROUP once again chooses TOMRA and renews the equipment at its main plant with eleven Nimbus BSI+ sorters

January 13, 2021
SKF South Africa secures local agri customer’s aftermarket business for combine header gathering chain

SKF South Africa secures local agri customer’s aftermarket business for combine header gathering chain

January 13, 2021
SKF South Africa secures local agri customer’s aftermarket business for combine header gathering chain

SKF South Africa secures local agri customer’s aftermarket business for combine header gathering chain

January 13, 2021
Massey Ferguson MF 8S.265 Dyna E-Power Exclusive wins Tractor of the Year 2021

Massey Ferguson MF 8S.265 Dyna E-Power Exclusive wins Tractor of the Year 2021

January 6, 2021
Next Post

Lusitu residents to benefit US$ 4.5 million Irrigation Development Support Project (IDSP

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Download Our latest Issue

Like Us On Facebook

Facebook Pagelike Widget

Follow Us on Twitter

Tweets by @@Agribiz_SADC

RSS MORE NEWS

  • Team Europe partners with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business and agriculture amid COVID-19
    Download logoThe European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing EUR 120 million (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan SMEs, including […]
  • FAO organized a workshop in Ouagadougou “AgrInvest - Enabling inclusive and efficient private sector investments in the Burkinabè agri-food systems”
    Download logoThe AgrInvest initiative of FAO aims at attracting private investments into agri-food systems aligned with the SDGs by leveraging public funds. Under AgrInvest, FAO is implementing the project “AgrInvest-Food Systems ” (AgrInvest-FS) to foster sustainable investments in agri-food systems in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Niger, which contribute to sustainable economic growth and boost rural […]
  • The African Development Bank: a strategic partner in developing resilience and sustainable energy in the Sahel region
    Download logoThe Sahel Alliance will hold its second general assembly in N'Djamena, Chad on Monday, 15 February 2021. The meeting will take place on the side-lines of a summit for the G5 Sahel countries— Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad—as well as France. The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) played an active role in the formation […]
  • R12.6 million in funding awarded to 17 of South Africa’s most promising Social Innovators
    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wITZdZL0pR0&w=854&h=480]Meat Naturally and Agricool Finance were awarded joint first place in the 10th Annual Social Innovation Awards, while Leafline Washable Sanitary Wear scooped first place in the Disability Empowerment Awards. All three winners were awarded R1.3 million in grant funding. A total amount of R12.6 million in grant funding and business development support was given […]
  • Joint communiqué on the critical desert locust situation and emergency response in Somalia
    On 3 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Federal Government of Somalia, Federal member state (FMS) ministers from Jubaland, Hirshabelle and South West States, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a meeting in Mogadishu to deliberate and agree on immediate actions to address the critical desert locust situation in the […]
Facebook Twitter

About Us

SADC AGRIBUSINESS MAGAZINE

Sadc Agribusiness Magazine is Southern Africa's premier farming magazine which provides news updates and analysis of topical issues affecng large scale farming to smallholder farmers, agri-preneurs, investors, community leaders, Agric ministries, who believe in the strong role of agriculture in economic development and poverty alleviation.

Recent Posts

  • RAISIN PRODUCTION LEADER OSMAN AKÇA A.Ş. IS THE FIRST IN TURKEY TO OWN THE NEW TOMRA 5C SORTING MACHINE
  • TOMRA Food launches Packhouse Academy, the fresh produce industry’s most comprehensive online learning resource
  • PERRY OPENS NEW OFFICE & TRAINING FACILITY IN UGANDA
  • VIRTO GROUP once again chooses TOMRA and renews the equipment at its main plant with eleven Nimbus BSI+ sorters
  • SKF South Africa secures local agri customer’s aftermarket business for combine header gathering chain

Weather

JOHANNESBURG WEATHER

© 2019 All Rights Reserved SADC Agribusiness Magazine

No Result
View All Result

© 2019 All Rights Reserved SADC Agribusiness Magazine

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In