CoAct Database

Perverse incentives for agri-business and deforestation: a love affair that must end (Global Forest Coalition, CLARA)

THIS ACTION FOCUSES ON ENDING THE PERVERSE incentives provided to agri-business in the EU and Mercosur countries. Direct and indirect incentives and subsidies in areas with the highest deforestation rates, such as the Paraguayan Chaco, Brazilian Cerrado and Northern Argentina, harm forests, biodiversity and communities, while large agribusinesses receive all of the economic benefits. Such incentives are harmful to biodiversity and contradict the SDGs and other globally-agreed targets. GFC members are working on tackling these incentives in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Activity period	2019–2019
Last CoAct update	n/a
Web URL	https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/28838/deforestation.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Output effectiveness	0.00
Accountability Index	0.00
Inclusiveness Index	0.47
Num. actors	0
Functions	Funding, Policy planning
SDGs
Themes	land use
Policy focus	Mainly adaptation
Sectors	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Implementation countries	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay