Major soy buyers plan to exit the Amazon Soy Moratorium, a voluntary pact that kept deforestation-linked soy out of global supply chains for nearly 20 years.

Critics warn the move could undo hard-won gains, especially in Mato Grosso, where deforestation is rising despite national declines.

by Shanna Hanbury
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/soy-giants-drop-amazon-no-deforestation-pledge-as-subsidies-come-under-threat/

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