Trase explainer: Net CO2 emissions from soy deforestation and conversion in Brazil
Net CO2 emissions 2013-2020
Net CO2 emissions 2013-2020

Companies buying beef from Brazil should take a data-driven approach to assessing the risks of slaughterhouses and farms supplying cattle linked to deforestation, according to a new report by Trase.

Data scientists at Trase and Ode Partners explain how they adapted Earth observation foundation models to map thousands of soy processing and storage facilities in Brazil.

Can Brazil and China use their outsized influence over the global trade in agricultural commodities to reduce deforestation, limit climate change and support food security?