Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.
Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.
By Inigo Alexander
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The world’s largest meat company, JBS, has allegedly fuelled illegal deforestation, land grabs and human rights abuses in the Brazilian Amazon by sourcing cattle from ranches operating inside protected areas, according to a new Human Rights Watch investigation.
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