Colombia Passes First-Ever National Law Requiring Beef to Be Traced Back to Its Origins

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The new law is aimed at tackling deforestation in protected areas and will take effect over two years. By Georgina Gustin Colombia this month enacted a landmark law designed to stop deforestation connected to cattle ranching, a move that environmental groups say could provide a model for the wider Amazon region, where livestock production is […]

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