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- Title
El comercio entre la Unión Europea y el Mercosur arrasa con la biodiversidad.
- Authors
Kucharz, Tom
- Abstract
This text argues that international trade, specifically between the European Union (EU) and MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and since 2023 also Bolivia), is a major cause of biodiversity loss. This exchange, dominated by the export of raw materials and agricultural products from South America to Europe, has raised significant concerns regarding adverse social and economic impacts. The EU-MERCOSUR Association Agreement could exacerbate these problems, failing to meet objectives of climate justice and global biodiversity conservation. This text seeks to summarize the complexities and consequences of this trade, placing special emphasis on deforestation and industrial agriculture, as well as the imbalances inherent in the international trade system, underlining the urgent need for fair and sustainable reforms and alternatives.
- Subjects
CLIMATE justice; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; MERCOSUR (Organization); BIODIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY conservation; SOCIAL impact; INTERNATIONAL trade
- Publication
Ecología Política, 2023, Vol 66, p84
- ISSN
1130-6378
- Publication type
Article