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Brazil's soybean industry has mounted an effort to highlight its sustainability practices to turn international opinion. The industry has made significant strides in recent years to curb deforestation ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Economy: EIB and Neoenergia secure €150 million Cesce-backed green financing for Brazilian grid upgrades
The European Investment Bank, through EIB Global, and Neoenergia have agreed on a €150 million green loan guaranteed by Spanish export credit agency Cesce. The financing will su ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Economy: ICM and FS Sign Agreement for Fourth Greenfield Ethanol Plant in Brazil
SÃO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICM, Inc. has signed a Professional Services and Equipment Purchase Agreement with FS Indústria de Etanol S.A. to design and supply a new greenfield dry-mill grain ethanol ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Economy: Amazon states lead rebellion on environmental enforcement
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Brazilian Amazon states are leading an offensive against environmental regulations in the Amazon and beyond. The movement gained momentum in ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Economy: Brazil’s soya moratorium slowed Amazon deforestation. Now it’s challenged
Since 2007, Marcelo Salazar has been living in the place that is the king of deforestation in Brazil: Altamira, in the state of Para. About the size of Florida, the Amazonian municipality was the ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Economy: Brazil Heads for a Record Soybean Harvest as Farm Margins Approach Breakeven
Brazil is projected to produce a record 6.5 billion bushels of soybeans in the 2025–2026 crop season, while farm margins should decline to their lowest level in nearly two decades. Lower soybean ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Economy: Governor of Brazil's top farm state to veto law that sought to weaken environmental protections
SAO PAULO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The governor of Brazil's largest farm state Mato Grosso said on Monday he would veto a state bill that sought to weaken protections for endangered biomes inside state ...
News Brazil » Mato Grosso » Economy: Brazilian prosecutors investigate illegal use of native wood in corn ethanol production
Prosecutors in Mato Grosso state to investigate illegal use of native wood as fuel for corn ethanol industry State reforesters association Arefloresta says over 50% of wood used in sector is from ...