An ambitious commitment by some of the world’s largest companies not to buy beef or leather products from the Brazilian Amazon may falter if a strong monitoring system isn’t put in place.

Sao Paulo, Brazil – A recent decision by a group of multinational companies that include Nike, Adidas, and Timberland to boycott beef and leather products from the Brazilian Amazon — the largest cattle-ranching area in the world — might sound like a good way to reduce deforestation.

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