📍Location of physical assets is vital for companies & financial institutions managing #ESG risks in their operations. Our new maps show the location, ownership & capacity of Brazil's cattle slaughterhouses, Indonesian palm oil mills & cocoa cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire⬇️ trase.earth/explore/faci...

💡Trase’s analytical expertise supported the creation of #EUDR & Forest Risk Commodities due diligence legislation. We also worked with the French government to develop a risk dashboard for soy imports under the national strategy to combat imported #deforestation. Read⬇️ trase.earth/insights/tra...

💡Paula Bernasconi, our South America engagement lead, recently met Brazilian environmental scientist Raoni Rajão and other leading experts to discuss #sustainable trade between Brazil and China at the 3rd International Symposium on China‑Latin America Green Future and Sharing Civilizations.

⚠️Atlantic Forest is the most degraded biome in Brazil as agriculture continues to drive deforestation. 21% of soybeans sold by Brazil in 2022 originated here, new Trase data finds. With COP30 coming, Brazil needs to strengthen protection of this precious biome⬇️ trase.earth/insights/soy... @folha.com

🔈Paula Bernasconi, our South America engagement lead, presented about our work in #deforestation-free commodity supply chains at @mapbiomas.bsky.social User Summit. 💡We're proud that Paula was awarded ‘Best Presentation’ in the #agriculture session & grateful to be part of this impactful summit.

❓Confused by the #EUDR? Don’t know your ‘operators’ from your ‘traders’, or how due diligence works? 💡Trase’s latest insight explains the key requirements of EU #deforestation regulation, which takes effect at the end of the year⬇️ trase.earth/insights/eu-...

💡Trase partners from UCLouvain contributed to this paper, which analyses how cocoa & other land-intensive activities drive pressure on #forests in the cocoa-growing region of #Ghana by assessing their direct and indirect #deforestation footprints over 2000–2019. 🍫⬇️ @valentinguye.bsky.social

💡From 2015, we have been a science-based provider of credible data, enabling action and strengthening accountability around #sustainability goals. 🌳Our mission to drive systemic change in commodity markets is deeply embedded in our new strategy. Read in detail: trase.earth/about/strategy

🔎Trase’s new report, commissioned by @clientearth.bsky.social, shows that publicly available geospatial data is a cost-effective resource to credibly assess risks of non-compliance with the #EUDR’s deforestation-free and legality requirements⬇️ trase.earth/insights/tra...

🪵In 2022 over 50,000 hectares of soybeans were planted in Atlantic Forest areas deforested in the last 5 years - reports @valoreconomico.bsky.social quoting a joint analysis by Trase and SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation. Read full story by @danielachiaretti.bsky.social⬇️

#EnvironmentDay | A new research paper has linked the Gran Chaco #biodiversity decline to the domestic & foreign demand for soy & beef. Our researcher, Michael Lathuillière, contributed to the article, which assessed the decline due to domestic & international trade of Argentine soy & Paraguay beef⬇️

#EnvironmentDay | A new research paper has linked the Gran Chaco #biodiversity decline to the domestic & foreign demand for soy & beef. Our researcher, Michael Lathuillière, contributed to the article, which assessed the decline due to domestic & international trade of Argentine soy & Paraguay beef⬇️

🌳“Stopping #deforestation is a much easier option than many other solutions for the climate crisis.” 🔈Mark Titley, Trase senior researcher, joins @hannahritchie.bsky.social & Rob Stewart in the Solving for Climate podcast that delves into the practical steps & tools to tackle #climate change.

💡Trase researcher Dr Carina Mueller is at the Scope 3 @innovation-forum.co.uk in Amsterdam on June 3 & 4. If you’re there, do connect to discuss how our data & insights can enhance Scope 3 GHG emissions reporting and help in achieving GHG targets. www.innovationforum.co.uk/conferences/...

⚠️To translate the Kunming-Montreal mechanisms into action, particularly to monitor & respond to #biodiversity impacts driven by consumption and trade, the GEIC indicator is valuable. Its absence from the CBD risks weakening the frameworks to guide international progress. trase.earth/insights/the...

🌳Indonesia’s forest loss dropped slightly in 2024 compared to 2023, according to @worldresources.bsky.social's report. 🔥However, past major fires underline the vulnerability of Indonesian forests to #climate extremes, Adelina Chandra told @jakpost.bsky.social. www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...

⚠️We welcome the news that the EU has reached agreement on #EUDR country risk benchmarking classifications. However, we remain concerned that the chosen methodology has led to country rankings which do not accurately reflect the #deforestation and legal risks in areas of commodity production.

🌳The latest Global Forest Watch data shows that 2024 was the highest year for tropical primary forest loss in at least two decades. Governments, businesses and financial institutions must take this as their cue to drive systemic change⬇️ www.wri.org/news/release...

#Hiring Are you passionate about driving systemic change in global agricultural supply chains to eliminate #deforestation? 📅26 May 📍Hybrid (Oxford) 💷£57,000 🌍Visa sponsorship If you are experienced in delivering strategic #communications with impact, apply here: globalcanopy.org/jobs/communi...

We're looking for an experienced professional to lead the @trase.earth communications strategy, driving real change around deforestation. You will deliver strategic communications – press, media, content production, events, promotion and publicity. To apply ⬇️ globalcanopy.org/jobs/communi...

💡Trase Retreat 2025 brought together our incredible team spread worldwide & helped set the key priorities for our next phase of impact. 🌳Join us on this important journey as we deliver systemic change in the global agricultural trade through open-access #data & solutions for #nature & people.

💡In a new article for @weforum.org, Trase Global Engagement Lead - Andre Vasconcelos and Executive Director of Tropical Forest Alliance - Jack Hurd discuss the urgency for a Brazil-China sustainable trade agreement. 🌳Read the article > www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

🔎Earlier, analysis of the production impacts of agricultural commodities used only national data that failed to cover differences across subnational regions. In 2015, @sei.org partnered with @globalcanopy.org to overcome these limitations & developed Trase. 💡Read more: www.sei.org/features/tac...

Finding a solution for #biodiversity loss involves resilient tools that link biodiversity impacts to land use change. In a recent @nature.com article, Trase researcher @chrissei.bsky.social & others used 3 approaches to understand agriculture’s impact on the Cerrado➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌳Deforestation footprinting attributes forest loss to commodity production, identifying global patterns for zero-deforestation policies. Our researchers Chris West & Mairon Bastos Lima contributed to this @nature.com article, which gives an overview of deforestation footprinting approaches & trends.

📍Last week, Trase co-directors Toby Gardner, Helen Bellfield and senior researcher Michael Lathuillière visited our partners at UCLouvain and @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social. 💡The discussions revolved around the implementation of our upcoming strategy, and research & engagement priorities.

Trase’s Helen Bellfield and Belinda Borck from #TonysChocolonely recently joined a @globalcanopy.org panel at Marmalade Festival to discuss the role of open data in ending #deforestation and human rights abuses linked to commodity trade. Belinda speaks about the outcomes of the discussion ⬇️

In a new article for The Atlantic, journalist Sara Sax looks at the potential impact that US tariffs on China could have on the Amazon rainforest, as reciprocal tariffs on goods from the US entering China are expected to increase demand in soybeans from Brazil: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch....

🔟Over the past ten years Trase has become a globally recognised source of data and intelligence, bringing transparency and accountability to deforestation in global supply chains. 🔎Read about Trase’s achievements to date in this insight from founding partner @sei.org ⬇️ www.sei.org/features/tac...

This week Trase's global engagement lead, Andre Vasconcelos, joined an important discussion @ufrgs.br, bringing together researchers from across Brazil to talk about environmental governance in the soy sector.

⚖️“The EUDR will level the playing field, but it can't be a silver bullet. It is important that #EUDR is supported by complementary policies for the inclusion of smallholder farmers to help them get continued access to that market.” Trase co-director Helen Bellfield at Oxford’s Marmalade festival.

💡Trase researcher @valentinguye.bsky.social was part of SUSTAIN-COCOA webinar & shared insights on role of cocoa supply chains in #deforestation. “Action on sustainability by companies should include indirect deforestation & supply chains.” Proper sustainability achievements require companies to⬇️🧵

🌳The 2030 Global Forest Vision - endorsed by our founding partners @sei.org & @globalcanopy.org - urges renewed ambition from governments to deliver on promises to protect & restore the world’s forests by 2030, and outlines eight priority actions ⬇️ Find out more: forestdeclaration.org/vision

🔈Our communications lead - Mary Frampton - is at the @innovation-forum.co.uk's Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade event this week. 💡The sessions are focused on how companies can implement robust #humanrights due diligence & responsible sourcing policies, the future of ethical trade, and more.

🌳Join us for a discussion on #sustainable agricultural supply chains at Marmalade Festival on 2 Apr, 12:30-14:00, at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, Oxford. 🔈Hear from experts at Global Canopy, @trase.earth, Tony’s Chocolonely & more⬇️ globalcanopy.org/events/unloc... @skollfoundation.bsky.social

💡Curious about #sustainability initiatives in the cocoa industry? 🔈Our researcher @valentinguye.bsky.social will join a SUSTAIN-COCOA webinar on 📆 Wednesday, 26 March, 9:00 - 10:15 GMT, and share insights on the role of #cocoa supply chains in #deforestation & child labour. Register⬇️

Today AdAstra Sustainability is making open its Orbae platform, which provides high-accuracy land use change emission factors for agricultural commodities worldwide - medium.com/adastra-sust... ⬇️

🔎The #EU has proposed amendments which would weaken crucial Green Deal laws mandating corporate #sustainability reporting and due diligence. Learn more about the impact of the proposals and why hundreds of organisations are calling for them to be rejected➡️ globalcanopy.org/insights/ins... #Omnibus

🚜🌍 As part of SEI’s #RoadTo2029 strategy, @trase.earth is evolving. In 2025, we are launching new projects to bring even greater transparency to global #SupplyChains, tackling #deforestation & strengthening accountability. Stay tuned. @globalcanopy.org

🌳Support for smallholders is vital to ensure #EUDR compliance. Most cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire, a leading producer, is grown by smallholder farmers & brought to market through intermediary suppliers. ➡️How Tony’s Open Chain best-practice puts smallholders at the heart of EUDR: trase.earth/insights/put...

🌳🔈Trase Co-Director Helen Bellfield is taking part in a @globalcanopy.org hosted panel session on ‘Unlocking data to end #deforestation and human rights abuses’ at the Marmalade festival in #Oxford. Details below⬇️

🔎Although pasture expansion remains the main driver of #deforestation in Brazil, cropland is becoming a more prevalent direct driver of deforestation in other #Amazonian countries, according to a report by Chalmers University of Technology, @sei.org, Trase & @wwf.org.uk ⬇️ trase.earth/insights/bol...

📊DeDuCE is a unique dataset developed at Chalmers University of Technology, a Trase science partner, to assess commodity-driven #deforestation exposure of countries. Its use reveals that levels of commodity-driven deforestation can vary significantly between countries➡️ trase.earth/insights/ded...

Hello, Bluesky! We’re excited to be here to help drive conversations on #deforestation & sustainable supply chains. As the world’s most comprehensive open access database on global trade in forest-risk commodities, we help governments & companies achieve deforestation-free supply chains➡️ trase.earth