Cattle Suppliers Series Episode 6: Indirect Suppliers: How to move forward in creating solutions?
This video offers instruments and proposals on how to overcome the challenge of deforestation by engaging direct and indirect suppliers. "By monitoring direct suppliers, you have a coverage of approximately 42% of deforestation, and when you include the indirect ones, this goes to 92% of deforestation coverage", explained Pedro Burnier, manager of the Agricultural Chains Program of Amigos da Terra.
VOLUNTARY MONITORING PROTOCOL FOR CATTLE SUPPLIERS IN THE CERRADO – Draft 1 for consultation – July, 2021
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
Protocol for the Monitoring of Cattle Suppliers in the Amazon is available on the website
After official approval by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), the protocol coordinated by Imaflora defines the parameters and details the rules for the auditing of suppliers and cattle purchases.
Understanding the Monitoring Protocol
This protocol, created by several hands, became official on July 1, 2020.