Settlers invading, deforesting Colombian national parks ‘at an unstoppable speed’
Colombia’s Tinigua National Natural Park is experiencing one of the highest levels of deforestation of any such protected area in the country, and has lost more than a quarter of its primary forest since 2002.
Sources say this deforestation is happening due to settlers who are illegally invading and establishing roads, settlements and farms in protected forest – and clearing it in the process.
Other national parks and Indigenous territories in the Colombian Amazon are also experiencing incursions.
Sources say they are happening at such a scale that the government has been unable to effectively stop it.
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How food ETFs can help tackle deforestation May 17, 2021 By Funds Europe
Out of the eight thematic ETFs worldwide that specifically track agriculture, only one has an ESG tilt, according to research by Morningstar.
The Rize Sustainable Future of Food Ucits ETF was launched in September last year and has adopted a strictly ‘no meat’ policy as it seeks to capitalise on future trends in sustainable food production.
But approaching themes such as food security and biodiversity loss through ETFs can be complex¸
One issue is the lack of transparency across supply chains. Companies are still not required to disclose their Scope 3 emissions, which are typically responsible for the majority of an organisation’s total greenhouse gas output, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.