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Protecting the People and the Forest: Bolsa Verde, Brazil

13/11/2020

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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Bolsa Verde – or the Green Grant – is one of the few government social protection schemes that simultaneously improved the lives of many thousands of rural people living in poverty and reduced deforestation. The programme encouraged the preservation and sustainable use of forest resources by providing extremely low-income Brazilians living in the Amazon Forest […]

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Briefing paper

Companies Spoke. Did their Suppliers Listen? Tracking Behind the Brands sustainability commitments through the supply chain with the ‘agribusiness scorecard’

04/03/2019

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Between 2013 and 2016, Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign sought to drive more sustainable sourcing policies and practices among the 10 biggest food and beverage companies globally. Oxfam is now focused on how the “Big 10” are implementing their commitments. How are they engaging their suppliers, such as global agribusinesses, on sustainability issues? Agribusinesses are […]

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Journal article

Indigenous women’s struggles to oppose state-sponsored deforestation in Chhattisgarh, India

09/11/2017

16 pages long

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Indigenous women’s struggles to oppose state-sponsored deforestation in Chhattisgarh, India

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In Chhattisgarh state, nearly half the land area is covered with forests that are essential to the livelihoods and culture of the indigenous communities there. Tree felling has escalated in the past decades, with natural forests replaced by teak plantations. The article narrates the struggles of AAS, an organisation of indigenous women, for restoration of […]

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Briefing paper

Pathways to Deforestation-Free Food: Developing supply chains free of deforestation and exploitation in the food and beverage sector

07/09/2017

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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Hidden in the food we buy every day, from chocolate to ice cream, are commodities like palm oil and soy that are driving deforestation across the world. From Indonesia to the Peruvian Amazon, vast areas of carbon-rich forest are being cleared to produce these agricultural commodities, contributing to climate change and social conflict. Several food […]

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Briefing paper

Standing on the Sidelines: Why food and beverage companies must do more to tackle climate change

20/05/2014

9 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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For the food and beverage industry, climate change is a major threat. For millions of people, it means more extreme weather and greater hunger. The Big 10 companies are significant contributors to this crisis, yet they are not doing nearly enough to help tackle it. In this paper, Oxfam calls on the Big 10 to […]

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Protecting the People and the Forest: Bolsa Verde, Brazil

Companies Spoke. Did their Suppliers Listen? Tracking Behind the Brands sustainability commitments through the supply chain with the ‘agribusiness scorecard’

Indigenous women’s struggles to oppose state-sponsored deforestation in Chhattisgarh, India

Pathways to Deforestation-Free Food: Developing supply chains free of deforestation and exploitation in the food and beverage sector

Standing on the Sidelines: Why food and beverage companies must do more to tackle climate change