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In this Brazilian state, a new push to track cattle is key to slowing deforestation
Pará's initiative will tag all cattle by 2027 to trace deforestation links and block sales of cattle from illegally cleared lands, addressing 14% of global rainforest loss.
- To sell cattle in Brazil's Para state, ranchers must have tags and a clean history of not contributing to deforestation.
- Brazil has lost an area of rainforest roughly the size of Germany since 2001, with Para accounting for about 14% of that loss.
- Tracking cattle movements using tags can discourage deforestation by indicating if animals have been in illegally cleared areas.
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In this Brazilian state, a new push to track cattle is key to slowing deforestation
By the end of next year, the state of Para is requiring all cattle to be tagged to trace where they came from in order to be sold legally.
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