VOLUNTARY MONITORING PROTOCOL FOR CATTLE SUPPLIERS IN THE CERRADO – Draft 1 for consultation – July, 2021
Building from the experience of Imaflora working with the 3 largest meatpackers and the 3 largest retailers in Brazil in the harmonization of the Amazon Protocol, Proforest and Imaflora have partnered together to develop a voluntary monitoring protocol for cattle suppliers in the Cerrado, with a similar objective of facilitating the implementation of best practices for monitoring direct cattle suppliers in the biome.
Click here to access the document: https://www.beefontrack.org/public/media/arquivos/1628706482-2021-imaflora-protocolo_de_monitoramento_cerrado-ingles_compressed.pdf
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According to the Brazilian Association of Beef Exporters (Abiec), 39.5 million head of cattle were slaughtered in 2020.
INFO BRIEF Nº. 1 - CATTLE-RANCHING IN THE AMAZON: THE FINE LINE BETWEEN LEGAL AND ILLEGAL
The document recognizes that progress has been made, but the implementation of monitoring, auditing and transparency in the beef chain needs to be increased.
Cattle Suppliers Series Episode 3: Cattle Ranching in Protected Areas: how to tackle land regularisation?
The third episode talks about how to address this issue in protected areas and the governance needed to come up with solutions.