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Earthsight links illegal clearance of forest inhabited by one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes with Europe’s biggest car manufacturers. The clearances occurred in the Gran Chaco, a precious bioregion home to jaguars and giant anteaters whose forests are being destroyed faster than any others on earth. The majority of Paraguay’s beef and leather exports are from recently deforested land, up to a fifth of which was cleared illegally. The report details how the leather industry lags way behind steps being taken by other sectors handling commodities driving deforestation.
