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EURACTIV.com
The EU-Mercosur trade deal will substantially increase the trade in agricultural products, including beef, soy and ethanol, commodities that are directly tied to deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and human rights violations, writes Audrey Changoe. The people and lands of Brazil are facing a legacy of ecological destruction – and instead of reversing the damage, the EU risks tipping Brazil further into crisis with the reckless EU-Mercosur trade deal. Instead, the Commission is using Lula’s victory to try to push the environmentally destructive EU-Mercosur trade deal over the line and increase the trade of the same commodities that have driven the Amazon and other ecosystems to a tipping point. Trading away the environmentThe EU-Mercosur deal will substantially increase the trade in agricultural products, including beef, soy and ethanol, commodities that are directly tied to deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and human rights violations. Despite the UN institutions’ warning about the pesticide use impact on human rights and the environment, the EU-Mercosur deal stands to worsen the situation.
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