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Woolworths to stop sourcing beef linked to deforestation – ACF

Jacquelene 28 August 2024

The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed Woolworths’ announcement today that it will stop selling beef linked to deforestation, in accordance with the Science-based Targets Initiative. “No one sells more beef to Australians than Woolworths, so this commitment has enormous implications for nature and for people who want to make sustainable […]

Supermarkets called out for not stopping beef-related deforestation

Jacquelene 27 August 2024

The Australian Conservation Foundation has identified 50 examples of deforestation that occurred in the last four years on properties linked to the cattle industry, but the big supermarkets – the biggest sellers of beef – have not set targets to get deforestation out of their supply chains. In Coles’ sustainability […]

Partnership to improve Timor-Leste food security

Jacquelene 27 August 2024

Timor-Leste is taking steps to achieve greater food security for its people with a research partnership with Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers to increase on-farm labour productivity. The project will help to guide development initiatives to improve the low agricultural productivity in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste’s staples are maize, sweet potatoes […]