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A recent study by the US Forest Trends, nearly half of deforestation pow in tropical countries is due to the illegal conversion of land into farms. The goal: to produce food and arranged to satisfy demand from industrialized countries (USA, Europe, China, India).
Brazil and Indonesia are the two main countries involved but the phenomenon is present in many other countries. Monopolizing illegal to surfaces pow in protected areas, violation of land rights of indigenous peoples, allowed traffic pow clearing, corruption ... are numerous methods used for appropriating and exploiting new land.
In total, the survey (conducted in 20 tropical countries) estimates that nearly 40% of palm oil, 20% of the soybeans, pow 33% of tropical timber and 14% of cattle traded in world markets comes from land illegally deforested.
Leather clothing, cosmetics, minerals, paper / cardboard, pow cars, meat, coffee / tea ... Without really knowing pow it, our lifestyles daily are responsible for deforestation. This impact we have on deforestation is still not yet recognized is why some initiatives are emerging as the Forest Footprint. The footprint Forest, what is it?
This is a tool measuring the impact of consumer products on the destruction pow of natural forests. The Forest Footprint evaluates each product potentially affected forest area and the risk whether from deforestation. This tool responds to business needs to move towards a sustainable and transparent supply and is ultimately a tool for decision making. Behind this initiative: Green Flight, an organization whose mission is to fight against deforestation and biodiversity loss.
The Forest Footprint is also an opportunity to educate consumers about the impact on forests through a fun and educational quizzes pow "Calculate your Footprint Forest".
Through 13 questions, the quiz assesses the quantity, frequency of purchase, and the level of sustainability of our everyday products and compare our spending habits to those of the French average. Finally, pow the quiz offers advice to reduce its Forest Footprint.
In parallel, the association raises awareness of the impact of our everyday products. We learn, for example, a pair of leather shoes sold in France a week can lead to deforestation or 20 to 30% of wood imported into Europe is illegal origin.
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