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The protocol is a partnership between Proforest and Imaflora, which has the objective of facilitating the implementation of best practices for monitoring direct cattle suppliers in the biome

Publication shows the outcome of the third stage of Beef on Track - Leather Value Chain Action.

The aim of this report is to offer our final review and recommendations concerning Leather Certification Systems as proposed in the fourth stage of the Beef on Track Program – Leather Value Chain Action. Beef on Track, February 2021.

Document describes and analyses three certification programs applicable to leather: Brazilian Leather Sustainability Certification Program (CSCB), Leather Working Group (LWG), and Istituto di Certificazione della Qualità per l'Area Pelle (LWG, the Italian Quality Certification Institute for the Leather Sector). Beef on Track, December 2020.

This document is a summary of the result of the first stage of the partnership between the Fundação de Estudos Agrários Luiz de Queiroz (Fealq) and the Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (IMAFLORA), aiming at building the Productivity Index of the beef cattle in the Brazilian Amazon.

Publication brings step by step traceability to the bovine leather chain in Brazil. Beef on Track, March 2021.

This publication shows that the certifications available for the leather industry in Brazil include traceability as an important requirement within their scope.

The research is an analysis for the establishment of a beef cattle productivity index, based on a maximum productivity index of a beef cattle ranch, as a way to monitor and suppress the laundering of cattle.

The document shows the importance of clear and precise rules to guide the monitoring of cattle suppliers in the Amazon.