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Indonesian palm oil exports and deforestation

7 Oct 2024

Indonesia

DeDuCE: New data to inform action against commodity-driven deforestation

17 Sep 2024

Policy & regulation

Deforestation and climate change threaten Bolivia’s soy sector

3 Sep 2024

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Smallholder cocoa farmers need support as EUDR compliance nears

20 Aug 2024

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Palm oil fruit, Indonesia

Indonesian palm oil exports and deforestation

By Jason Jon Benedict, Robert Heilmayr

Deforestation associated with the palm oil sector in Indonesia increased slightly in 2022 after falling for nearly a decade, according to the latest Trase data. Greenhouse gas emissions linked to palm oil production on carbon-rich peatland account for a substantial portion of the country's total climate impact.

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Colombian coffee
Explainer
17 Sep 2024

DeDuCE: New data to inform action against commodity-driven deforestation

A new global dataset on commodity-driven deforestation called DeDuCE is helping governments, companies and civil society assess the deforestation exposure of producer and consumer countries. Its use reveals six insights to inform the transition to zero-deforestation trade in beef, soy, palm oil and other important commodities.

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Analysis
20 Aug 2024

Smallholder cocoa farmers need support as EUDR compliance nears

Trase research shows huge variations in the traceability of cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire and the likelihood of whether supplies will comply with the EU deforestation regulation. Support for smallholder farmers is needed to avoid excluding them from the EU market, as companies prepare for regulation.

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Explainer
10 Jul 2024

Five ways Trase can and cannot support the EU deforestation regulation

Helen Bellfield and Toby Gardner, Trase’s co-directors, answer some frequently asked questions about the benefits and limitations of our data in assisting companies and governments in their efforts to implement the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR).

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Cattle ranching, Mato Grosso
Analysis
6 Aug 2024

Mato Grosso's path to net-zero: Tackling pasture degradation for enhanced beef exports

Investing in pasture recovery could make a huge contribution to improving the environmental performance of beef production in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. New analysis by Trase of data from Brazil’s Remote Sensing and Geoprocessing Laboratory (LAPIG) shows where these investments would be most beneficial.

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cattle grazing
Analysis
4 Mar 2024

How Brazil and China can use data for a more sustainable cattle sector

Pasture for grazing cattle is impacting natural ecosystems, with Brazil's 2020 beef exports linked to 340 million tonnes of emissions through deforestation. China is the largest importer of Brazilian beef and is therefore also the largest importing market exposed to cattle deforestation and conversion from Brazil. Here's how leveraging data and using monitoring solutions can help countries like Brazil and China to build a more sustainable cattle supply chain.

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A HERD OF NELORE CATTLE ON PASTURE IN BRAZIL (BRASTOCK/SHUTTERSTOCK)
Explainer
21 Nov 2023

Brazilian beef exports and deforestation

The rate of deforestation and land conversion driven by the expansion of pasture for beef production in Brazil increased by 60% between 2016 and 2020, while the Amazon and Cerrado continue to be cleared despite zero-deforestation commitments made by beef producers.

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China port
Analysis
30 Apr 2024

Will China take action on imported deforestation?

New research by Trase weighs up the chances of closer cooperation between China and the EU on measures to tackle deforestation in supply chains for agricultural commodities such as beef, soy and palm oil.

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cattle grazing
Analysis
4 Mar 2024

How Brazil and China can use data for a more sustainable cattle sector

Pasture for grazing cattle is impacting natural ecosystems, with Brazil's 2020 beef exports linked to 340 million tonnes of emissions through deforestation. China is the largest importer of Brazilian beef and is therefore also the largest importing market exposed to cattle deforestation and conversion from Brazil. Here's how leveraging data and using monitoring solutions can help countries like Brazil and China to build a more sustainable cattle supply chain.

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Wood chip factory on Mahakam riverbank with conveyor and stockpile, Indonesia
Explainer
27 Nov 2023

Deforestation surge ends a decade of progress for Indonesia’s pulp sector

Deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions rise as Indonesian pulp producers expand operations to meet growing demand from China.

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Indonesia

Palm oil fruit, Indonesia
Explainer
7 Oct 2024

Indonesian palm oil exports and deforestation

Deforestation associated with the palm oil sector in Indonesia increased slightly in 2022 after falling for nearly a decade, according to the latest Trase data. Greenhouse gas emissions linked to palm oil production on carbon-rich peatland account for a substantial portion of the country's total climate impact.

Read more
Wood chip factory on Mahakam riverbank with conveyor and stockpile, Indonesia
Explainer
27 Nov 2023

Deforestation surge ends a decade of progress for Indonesia’s pulp sector

Deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions rise as Indonesian pulp producers expand operations to meet growing demand from China.

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中文Bahasa Indonesia

Mangrove in Nusa Lembongan island, Bali, Indonesia.
Explainer
10 Jul 2023

Mapping the Indonesian shrimp supply chain

Trade is dominated by a handful of companies which export mainly to the US and Japan.

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Analysis
3 Sep 2024

Deforestation and climate change threaten Bolivia’s soy sector

Bolivia's soy industry faces an uncertain future as production plummets and a major player sells its operations. Trase looks at evidence of the impacts of deforestation and climate change on soy production and considers what it could mean for the industry in South America.

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Central Brazil savannas soybean producing areas
Case study
2 May 2024

Trase and AdAstra: Powering action on carbon emissions from land conversion

Trase data enables organisations to map supply chains, understand risks and opportunities, inform decision making and communicate progress towards sustainability goals.

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Brazil soy production
Analysis
17 Apr 2024

Traceability is not a silver bullet for reducing deforestation

Investments by companies and governments in farm-level traceability must be backed up by landscape approaches that address the systemic drivers of deforestation, climate change and biodiversity loss.

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Reports & case studies

Central Brazil savannas soybean producing areas
Case study
2 May 2024

Trase and AdAstra: Powering action on carbon emissions from land conversion

Trase data enables organisations to map supply chains, understand risks and opportunities, inform decision making and communicate progress towards sustainability goals.

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Analysis
30 Oct 2023

Trase links Belgium’s commodity imports to water scarcity

Unsustainable demands for water threaten global food security and have serious environmental impacts. A new report from Trase explores how Belgium’s imports of agricultural commodities are connected to water scarcity around the world.

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Aerial image, number of machines in arrow motion, front of tractors that prepare the land to sow in the field.
News
2 Oct 2023

Doubts over legal compliance put Brazil’s soy exports to the EU at risk

Traders will struggle to prove that soy from Brazil complies with its environmental laws due to gaps in official data, potentially reducing sales to the EU, according to a report by Trase and Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV).

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