2024
Article for Mongabay warning that traceability is no silver bullet for tackling deforestation
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/traceability-is-no-silver-bullet-for-reducing-deforestation-commentary/
Article for the World Economic Forum highlighting four opportunities for sustainable trade which stem from China's growing imports of Brazilian beef
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/brazil-china-data-sustainable-cattle-farming/
2023
Coverage of our work on deforestation in the supply chain of cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/13/science/climate-change-is-threatening-valentines-day-we-know-it/
https://croissanceafrique.com/cote-divoire-letat-dispose-a-commercialiser-85-de-la-production-de-cacao-sur-le-marche-de-lue-officielle/ (in French)
2022
Coverage of our work on 'indirect sourcing' of commodities linked to deforestation.
https://insights.trase.earth/insights/action-to-reduce-deforestation-must-address-blindspot-of-indirect-sourcing
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/delectable-but-destructive-tracing-chocolates-environmental-life-cycle/
https://www.feedstrategy.com/sustainable-agriculture/report-intermediaries-pose-barrier-to-sustainable-soy/
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/biggest-soy-traders-enlist-indirect-suppliers-to-tackle-hidden-deforestation/47733554
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Tracking_agricultural-related_deforestation
https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2022/04/ponto-cego-compromete-rastreamento-de-40-das-commodities-de-areas-de-florestas-25495356.ghtml (in Portuguese)
https://climainfo.org.br/2022/05/01/combate-ao-desmatamento-estudo-aponta-ponto-cego-no-rastreamento-de-commodities/ (in Portuguese)
Further coverage of our work on deforestation in the supply chain of cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/climate/chocolate-climate-change.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/ghana-ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-price-eu-supply-chain-cleanup-sustainability/
https://bartalks.net/new-data-suggests-more-action-to-prevent-cocoa-from-eating-west-african-forests/
https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2022/11/18/Chocolate-is-eating-West-African-forests-new-data-casts-doubt-on-cocoa-traceability
https://in-confectionery.com/trase-reveals-impact-of-cocoa-farming/
2021
Interview about the surge in China's beef imports from Brazil. www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/16/eating-up-the-rainforest-chinas-taste-for-beef-drives-exports-from-brazil
Article about role of finance in driving deforestation in the tropics. www.bbc.com/future/article/20210825-can-investors-save-the-amazon
2020
Two articles in the Economist featuring our data on Brazil's beef and soy exports
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/11/a-study-names-firms-that-buy-products-from-areas-with-deforestation
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2020/06/11/how-big-beef-and-soya-firms-can-stop-deforestation
FoodUnfolded piece on the role of investment in driving deforestation in Brazil's cattle sector
https://www.foodunfolded.com/features/shareholder-activism-can-cattle-ranching-investors-help-stop-deforestation-in-brazil
New Scientist commentary on a Science article, which used our data on Brazil's beef and soy exports to link European Union imports to illegal deforestation
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2249083-fifth-of-brazilian-beef-exports-to-eu-linked-to-illegal-deforestation/
PNAS blog about our research on the carbon footprint of Brazilian soy
http://blog.pnas.org/2020/05/country-level-assessment-hides-big-variations-in-soys-carbon-footprint/
Nature Food 'Research Highlight' about our research on the carbon footprint of Brazilian soy
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-0106-x
Blog about US imports of Brazilian beef
https://medium.com/trase/us-opens-the-door-to-deforestation-risk-from-brazilian-beef-a8afccf28a38
Interview in ABC documentary about Brazilian agriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A84N89Krqro
Other selected news articles about our work mapping the origin of Brazilian beef exports
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-17/saving-the-amazon-starts-with-cleaning-up-the-beef-industry
https://reporterbrasil.org.br/2020/10/how-morgan-stanley-is-linked-to-deforestation-in-the-amazon/
https://plus.lesoir.be/341162/article/2020-12-01/les-importations-de-viande-bresilienne-alimentent-la-deforestation (in French)
https://www.lalibre.be/planete/environnement/le-buf-bresilien-de-l-amazonie-a-notre-assiette-5fc7efb49978e255b0c417cd (in French)
https://www.rtl.be/info/magazine/animaux/des-chercheurs-de-l-uclouvain-retracent-la-provenance-du-boeuf-bresilien-1262701.aspx (in French)
https://www.earthsight.org.uk/news/idm/mod-uk-navy-brazil-beef-supplier-linked-deforestation-amazon-cattle
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/brazilian-meat-giant-jbs-expands-its-reach-in-china/
2019
Selected news articles about our work mapping the origin of Brazilian beef exports
https://www.ft.com/content/9225a0a0-5d2d-11e9-840c-530737425559
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2019/jul/02/barter-amazon-rainforest-burgers-steaks-brazil
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/02/revealed-amazon-deforestation-driven-global-greed-meat-brazil
https://noticias.uol.com.br/meio-ambiente/ultimas-noticias/reporter-brasil/2019/07/02/jbs-mantem-compra-de-desmatadores-da-amazonia-mesmo-apos-multa-de-r-25-mi.htm (in Portuguese)
https://www.feednavigator.com/Article/2019/07/04/Traceability-data-offers-key-to-reducing-deforestation-risk
https://www.ft.com/content/055ac66c-9d9e-11e9-9c06-a4640c9feebb
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/02/revealed-amazon-deforestation-driven-global-greed-meat-brazil
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2217035-beef-eating-consumers-are-helping-drive-amazon-deforestation/
https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/ciencia/sustentabilidade/estudo-internacional-revela-ligacao-entre-carne-brasileira-e-desmatamento-da-amazonia,e75ae53eb335288239529951979cb256wwu4avei.html (in Portuguese)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/world/americas/amazon-fires-brazil-cattle.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage#commentsContainer
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-10-21/german-appetite-for-beef-linked-to-destruction-of-protected-brazilian-habitat
https://www.welt.de/politik/article202170476/Fleischkonsum-Wie-wir-Deutschen-den-Regenwald-mit-aufessen.html?wtrid=onsite.onsitesearch (in German)
https://dialogochino.net/31057-chinas-brazilian-beef-demand-linked-to-amazon-deforestation-risk/?lang=pt-br (in Portuguese)
https://danwatch.dk/boef-fra-en-regnskov-i-flammer/ (in Danish)
Articles about our work on environmental governance in Brazil
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/amazon-rural-development-and-conservation-a-path-to-sustainability/
https://medium.com/trase/forest-protection-policy-boosted-amazon-farm-production-study-shows-351a40316b35
2018
Blogs about the importance of environmental governance for promoting sustainable agriculture in Brazil:
http://news.trust.org/item/20181026090106-r6vs5
https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2018/11/01/opinion/1541030193_235658.html (in Portuguese)
Blogs summarizing the case for relegalizing and regulating the use of swill as animal feed:
https://theconversation.com/ban-on-food-waste-as-animal-feed-should-be-reconsidered-heres-why-95480
http://www.pigprogress.net/Nutrition/Articles/2016/3/Should-swill-feed-be-regulated-in-the-EU-2765056W/
News articles:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45520399
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/it-s-safe-to-give-food-waste-to-pigs-and-they-ll-even-eat-pork-bldtkbw5z
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/food-waste-ban-animal-feed-reconsidered-why-foot-mouth-disease-a8329026.html
Our research was featured on the prime-time television program BBC Countryfile (starts at 11m50s):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bcr2g8/countryfile-30th-anniversary
Pre-2018
Blog about our research on swill, aimed at animal feed practitioners, and stakeholders involved in the livestock industry:
http://www.feedipedia.org/content/regulate-rather-prohibit-use-food-waste-feed-learning-east-asian-experiences
Blog for the general public on the limits of behavioural change for sustainability:
https://theconversation.com/reducing-food-waste-helps-but-its-going-to-take-systemic-action-to-tackle-climate-change-68708
Our research was also been featured in more than 8 international blogs including:
http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/08/09/garbage-feeding
http://grist.org/food/europe-reacted-to-livestock-disease-by-banning-pig-swill-heres-why-thats-hogwash/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
http://www.pigprogress.net/Growing-Finishing/Nutrition/2015/12/Swill-feed-could-make-pigs-more-sustainable-2736516W/
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/repealing-the-pigswill-ban-could-radically-reduce-the-eus-eco-footprint/
http://www.levendehave.nl/nieuws/opheffen-verbod-op-swill-past-bij-duurzaamheid (in Dutch).
http://www.natursidan.se/nyheter/att-ge-grisar-matavfall-skulle-radda-hotad-regnskog/ (in Swedish)
Our food waste research has been featured in UK newspapers, including the Times (http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/environment/article4638081.ece), the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/23/taiwan-food-waste-pork-production-farming-recycling-environment) and the Daily Express (http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/626002/EU-preventing-acres-wilderness-being-saved-pigswill-ban), and industry newsletters such as the www.thePigSite.com and Farmers Weekly (https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/legalising-swill-could-cut-pig-production-costs-study-says.htm#.VpPf8gFItJE.twitter), the Irish Farmer’s Journal (http://www.farmersjournal.ie/researcher-calls-for-re-legalising-the-use-of-food-waste-in-animal-feed-198220/), and the newsletter of the UK veterinary profession (http://mrcvs.co.uk/en/news/13976/Pigswill-ban-%5C'should-be-reassessed%5C',-scientists-say).
We also received international coverage in Germany (http://www.scinexx.de/wissen-aktuell-19625-2015-12-10.html), Switzerland, the US (http://conservationmagazine.org/2016/01/this-is-how-much-land-can-be-saved-by-feeding-food-waste-to-pigs/), and China (http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2015-12/11/content_37288119.htm).
I was invited to speak about our food waste research on BBC radio 4's Farming today program (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0738hlp, starting at 3:52min), and our research was included in campaign materials for the UK Green Party (http://www.greenworld.org.uk/article/pig-idea).
Two research articles which I co-authored on land sparing were also featured on the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35427741 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35225838).
Article for Mongabay warning that traceability is no silver bullet for tackling deforestation
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/traceability-is-no-silver-bullet-for-reducing-deforestation-commentary/
Article for the World Economic Forum highlighting four opportunities for sustainable trade which stem from China's growing imports of Brazilian beef
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/brazil-china-data-sustainable-cattle-farming/
2023
Coverage of our work on deforestation in the supply chain of cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/13/science/climate-change-is-threatening-valentines-day-we-know-it/
https://croissanceafrique.com/cote-divoire-letat-dispose-a-commercialiser-85-de-la-production-de-cacao-sur-le-marche-de-lue-officielle/ (in French)
2022
Coverage of our work on 'indirect sourcing' of commodities linked to deforestation.
https://insights.trase.earth/insights/action-to-reduce-deforestation-must-address-blindspot-of-indirect-sourcing
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/delectable-but-destructive-tracing-chocolates-environmental-life-cycle/
https://www.feedstrategy.com/sustainable-agriculture/report-intermediaries-pose-barrier-to-sustainable-soy/
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/biggest-soy-traders-enlist-indirect-suppliers-to-tackle-hidden-deforestation/47733554
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Tracking_agricultural-related_deforestation
https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2022/04/ponto-cego-compromete-rastreamento-de-40-das-commodities-de-areas-de-florestas-25495356.ghtml (in Portuguese)
https://climainfo.org.br/2022/05/01/combate-ao-desmatamento-estudo-aponta-ponto-cego-no-rastreamento-de-commodities/ (in Portuguese)
Further coverage of our work on deforestation in the supply chain of cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/climate/chocolate-climate-change.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/ghana-ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-price-eu-supply-chain-cleanup-sustainability/
https://bartalks.net/new-data-suggests-more-action-to-prevent-cocoa-from-eating-west-african-forests/
https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2022/11/18/Chocolate-is-eating-West-African-forests-new-data-casts-doubt-on-cocoa-traceability
https://in-confectionery.com/trase-reveals-impact-of-cocoa-farming/
2021
Interview about the surge in China's beef imports from Brazil. www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/16/eating-up-the-rainforest-chinas-taste-for-beef-drives-exports-from-brazil
Article about role of finance in driving deforestation in the tropics. www.bbc.com/future/article/20210825-can-investors-save-the-amazon
2020
Two articles in the Economist featuring our data on Brazil's beef and soy exports
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/11/a-study-names-firms-that-buy-products-from-areas-with-deforestation
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2020/06/11/how-big-beef-and-soya-firms-can-stop-deforestation
FoodUnfolded piece on the role of investment in driving deforestation in Brazil's cattle sector
https://www.foodunfolded.com/features/shareholder-activism-can-cattle-ranching-investors-help-stop-deforestation-in-brazil
New Scientist commentary on a Science article, which used our data on Brazil's beef and soy exports to link European Union imports to illegal deforestation
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2249083-fifth-of-brazilian-beef-exports-to-eu-linked-to-illegal-deforestation/
PNAS blog about our research on the carbon footprint of Brazilian soy
http://blog.pnas.org/2020/05/country-level-assessment-hides-big-variations-in-soys-carbon-footprint/
Nature Food 'Research Highlight' about our research on the carbon footprint of Brazilian soy
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-0106-x
Blog about US imports of Brazilian beef
https://medium.com/trase/us-opens-the-door-to-deforestation-risk-from-brazilian-beef-a8afccf28a38
Interview in ABC documentary about Brazilian agriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A84N89Krqro
Other selected news articles about our work mapping the origin of Brazilian beef exports
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-17/saving-the-amazon-starts-with-cleaning-up-the-beef-industry
https://reporterbrasil.org.br/2020/10/how-morgan-stanley-is-linked-to-deforestation-in-the-amazon/
https://plus.lesoir.be/341162/article/2020-12-01/les-importations-de-viande-bresilienne-alimentent-la-deforestation (in French)
https://www.lalibre.be/planete/environnement/le-buf-bresilien-de-l-amazonie-a-notre-assiette-5fc7efb49978e255b0c417cd (in French)
https://www.rtl.be/info/magazine/animaux/des-chercheurs-de-l-uclouvain-retracent-la-provenance-du-boeuf-bresilien-1262701.aspx (in French)
https://www.earthsight.org.uk/news/idm/mod-uk-navy-brazil-beef-supplier-linked-deforestation-amazon-cattle
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/brazilian-meat-giant-jbs-expands-its-reach-in-china/
2019
Selected news articles about our work mapping the origin of Brazilian beef exports
https://www.ft.com/content/9225a0a0-5d2d-11e9-840c-530737425559
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2019/jul/02/barter-amazon-rainforest-burgers-steaks-brazil
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/02/revealed-amazon-deforestation-driven-global-greed-meat-brazil
https://noticias.uol.com.br/meio-ambiente/ultimas-noticias/reporter-brasil/2019/07/02/jbs-mantem-compra-de-desmatadores-da-amazonia-mesmo-apos-multa-de-r-25-mi.htm (in Portuguese)
https://www.feednavigator.com/Article/2019/07/04/Traceability-data-offers-key-to-reducing-deforestation-risk
https://www.ft.com/content/055ac66c-9d9e-11e9-9c06-a4640c9feebb
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/02/revealed-amazon-deforestation-driven-global-greed-meat-brazil
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2217035-beef-eating-consumers-are-helping-drive-amazon-deforestation/
https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/ciencia/sustentabilidade/estudo-internacional-revela-ligacao-entre-carne-brasileira-e-desmatamento-da-amazonia,e75ae53eb335288239529951979cb256wwu4avei.html (in Portuguese)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/world/americas/amazon-fires-brazil-cattle.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage#commentsContainer
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-10-21/german-appetite-for-beef-linked-to-destruction-of-protected-brazilian-habitat
https://www.welt.de/politik/article202170476/Fleischkonsum-Wie-wir-Deutschen-den-Regenwald-mit-aufessen.html?wtrid=onsite.onsitesearch (in German)
https://dialogochino.net/31057-chinas-brazilian-beef-demand-linked-to-amazon-deforestation-risk/?lang=pt-br (in Portuguese)
https://danwatch.dk/boef-fra-en-regnskov-i-flammer/ (in Danish)
Articles about our work on environmental governance in Brazil
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/amazon-rural-development-and-conservation-a-path-to-sustainability/
https://medium.com/trase/forest-protection-policy-boosted-amazon-farm-production-study-shows-351a40316b35
2018
Blogs about the importance of environmental governance for promoting sustainable agriculture in Brazil:
http://news.trust.org/item/20181026090106-r6vs5
https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2018/11/01/opinion/1541030193_235658.html (in Portuguese)
Blogs summarizing the case for relegalizing and regulating the use of swill as animal feed:
https://theconversation.com/ban-on-food-waste-as-animal-feed-should-be-reconsidered-heres-why-95480
http://www.pigprogress.net/Nutrition/Articles/2016/3/Should-swill-feed-be-regulated-in-the-EU-2765056W/
News articles:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45520399
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/it-s-safe-to-give-food-waste-to-pigs-and-they-ll-even-eat-pork-bldtkbw5z
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/food-waste-ban-animal-feed-reconsidered-why-foot-mouth-disease-a8329026.html
Our research was featured on the prime-time television program BBC Countryfile (starts at 11m50s):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bcr2g8/countryfile-30th-anniversary
Pre-2018
Blog about our research on swill, aimed at animal feed practitioners, and stakeholders involved in the livestock industry:
http://www.feedipedia.org/content/regulate-rather-prohibit-use-food-waste-feed-learning-east-asian-experiences
Blog for the general public on the limits of behavioural change for sustainability:
https://theconversation.com/reducing-food-waste-helps-but-its-going-to-take-systemic-action-to-tackle-climate-change-68708
Our research was also been featured in more than 8 international blogs including:
http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/08/09/garbage-feeding
http://grist.org/food/europe-reacted-to-livestock-disease-by-banning-pig-swill-heres-why-thats-hogwash/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
http://www.pigprogress.net/Growing-Finishing/Nutrition/2015/12/Swill-feed-could-make-pigs-more-sustainable-2736516W/
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/repealing-the-pigswill-ban-could-radically-reduce-the-eus-eco-footprint/
http://www.levendehave.nl/nieuws/opheffen-verbod-op-swill-past-bij-duurzaamheid (in Dutch).
http://www.natursidan.se/nyheter/att-ge-grisar-matavfall-skulle-radda-hotad-regnskog/ (in Swedish)
Our food waste research has been featured in UK newspapers, including the Times (http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/environment/article4638081.ece), the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/23/taiwan-food-waste-pork-production-farming-recycling-environment) and the Daily Express (http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/626002/EU-preventing-acres-wilderness-being-saved-pigswill-ban), and industry newsletters such as the www.thePigSite.com and Farmers Weekly (https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/legalising-swill-could-cut-pig-production-costs-study-says.htm#.VpPf8gFItJE.twitter), the Irish Farmer’s Journal (http://www.farmersjournal.ie/researcher-calls-for-re-legalising-the-use-of-food-waste-in-animal-feed-198220/), and the newsletter of the UK veterinary profession (http://mrcvs.co.uk/en/news/13976/Pigswill-ban-%5C'should-be-reassessed%5C',-scientists-say).
We also received international coverage in Germany (http://www.scinexx.de/wissen-aktuell-19625-2015-12-10.html), Switzerland, the US (http://conservationmagazine.org/2016/01/this-is-how-much-land-can-be-saved-by-feeding-food-waste-to-pigs/), and China (http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2015-12/11/content_37288119.htm).
I was invited to speak about our food waste research on BBC radio 4's Farming today program (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0738hlp, starting at 3:52min), and our research was included in campaign materials for the UK Green Party (http://www.greenworld.org.uk/article/pig-idea).
Two research articles which I co-authored on land sparing were also featured on the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35427741 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35225838).