http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/af531bf415f198af https://verfassungsblog.de/destruction-amazon-strategic-litigation/ (Il)legalising the Destruction of the Amazon - Law Enabling Exploitation of the Amazon Region and Legal Pressure Points to Challenge Economic and Financial Drivers Saage-Maaß, Miriam eng 2026-02-10 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Deforestation Human Rights Due Dilligence rainforest Reflexivity Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The Amazon rainforest is vital for the ecology and agriculture of the South American continent as well as for the world’s climate. At the same time, deforestation in the Amazon is so severe that some scientists see the world’s largest rainforest as close to irreversible “tipping points”. This article will look at cattle supply chains from the Amazon to global markets and will show how law plays an ambiguous role with respect to the Amazon.