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[ [link removed] ]Aerial view of a wide expanse of forest greenery in the Amazon
rainforest. A river snakes through the middle of the greenery.

John,

The agreement responsible for protecting 200,000 hectares of the Amazon
each year is under serious threat.

Cargill and others agreed to stop buying Amazon-grown soy over 20 years
ago. But days ago a soybean lobbyist group launched an all out assault to
try to cancel the agreement and open the floodgates so companies are free
to buy soybeans grown on deforested land.

If they’re successful, it could mean the end of the Amazon…but we’re going
to stop them.

Public campaigning won this Amazon-saving deal and changed the fate of the
world's most beloved rainforest. We can do it again if we urgently
mobilize members and affected communities to face down the industry trying
to end the soy ban. Will you chip in to help make it happen?



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Brazil is the largest grower and exporter of soy in the world! Before
companies worked with activists and environmental groups to institute a
ban on soy-related deforestation, they were systematically destroying
Amazon forest to plant this crop.

The landmark ban has drastically reduced deforestation and created a safe
haven for the Amazon's precious ecosystem.

But soy exporters want to make more money and they think the world isn't
paying attention, so they’ve quietly asked the Brazilian government to end
the deal. And now we have to prove them wrong.

A massive show of public support for the soy ban can ensure the government
keeps it intact, and give this incredibly effective agreement another 20
years of life. Let's come together now to fund it, and other campaigns to
save vital forests around the world.



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The protection of the Amazon requires unprecedented cooperation from many
industries and multiple national governments. The only way that happens is
if there’s incredible, global public support. Our community has been a
vital part of that movement for over a decade. We can’t stop now.

Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet.



  Thanks for all that you do,  
Emma and the Ekō team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Protection deal for Amazon rainforest in peril as big business turns up
heat The Guardian, 03 December 2024

[ [link removed] ]Pressure mounts against Amazon Soy Moratorium Valor International, 06
December 2024

[ [link removed] ]Study shows Brazil's soy moratorium still needed to preserve Amazon
Phys.org, 23 January 2015

[ [link removed] ]Environmental groups condemn new laws threatening soybean restrictions
in Brazil's Amazon The Independent 12 December 2024
 
[ [link removed] ]Brazil farmer lobby asks to lift soybean ban from deforested Amazon
rainforest Reuters 12 December 2024

 

Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.

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