Summary/Abstract
Focusing on the period from 1990 to 2010, the research connects Brazilian deforestation’s carbon emissions directly to cattle and soybean production, further allocating these emissions across the global supply chain to the final consuming countries. It found that 30% of the carbon emissions related to deforestation were exported, growing significantly in the last decade, driven mainly by demand in industrialized nations and emerging markets such as Russia and China. This study identifies a correlation between the exports of Brazilian cattle and soybeans and the emissions from deforestation, concluding that international trade is increasingly a key factor in deforestation in Brazil. The findings suggest that while efforts like REDD+ aim to reduce deforestation for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation, global consumption patterns and trade significantly impact deforestation rates, presenting a challenge to global efforts to preserve forests.