Compass World Economy To Go: Deforestation through the EU-Andean trade agreement

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The trade agreement between the EU and the Andean countries of Colombia, Peru and Ecuador harms the climate and the environment, according to a new study by PowerShift. The EU imports mainly agricultural products such as avocados, palm oil or bananas. They grow on huge plantations for which rainforests are extensively destroyed.

Show notes

More detailed PowerShift Podcast on the Andean Agreement
Study on the climatic Effects of the Andean Agreement
Powershift reader on the Andean Agreement
Powershift video on the impact of free trade on Latin America
Powershift video with local activists against the EU-Andean agreement
This EU-Andean trade agreement

We would like to thank the European Climate Foundation for their financial support of this podcast. The responsibility for the views expressed in this podcast lies with PowerShift e.V.

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