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Illegal Deforestation Monitor
IDM tracks illegalities relating to conversion of forests for export-oriented agribusiness, the largest driver of global deforestation Continue reading
European Commission proposes year-long delay to crucial supply chain law, threatening 2,300 sq km of forest
02.10.2024 The European Commission wants to refuel the bulldozers
Leading German sports retailer linked to rights abuses overseas, as German government looks set to kill EU ethical supply chain law
06.02.2024 CSDDD under threat from lobbying by German industry associations
UK announces deforestation due diligence rules, but cause for concern remains
11.12.2023 UK gov announces details of its deforestation legislation
EU must strengthen planned corporate sustainability due diligence law to prevent business-as-usual in global supply chains
31.03.2023 A Long-awaited EU directive on corporate sustainability due diligence nears key votes in European Parliament. MEPs must improve vital aspects of the text
EU agrees on much needed landmark law, but work still needed to fully protect forests and communities
06.12.2022 The final agreement compromised between contrasting priorities
If it truly aspires to leadership on climate and forests, the US must first break its addiction to the products driving their destruction
08.11.2022 The US has pledged to end deforestation, but it continues to fund destruction overseas via imports of forest-risk commodities
REVEALED: European leather industry peddling misinformation in bid to escape deforestation-free law
15.06.2022 Leather may remain unregulated under a planned EU law on deforestation-free products as industry associations lobby against its inclusion with worrying signs of potential success
BMW fails to substantiate allegations against Earthsight’s research
18.05.2022 Lack of convincing evidence shows leather must not be dropped from EU ban
Relying on green labels to address our thirst for products of deforestation would be a disaster
08.11.2021 New EU deforestation law must learn the lessons of the past
Paraguay’s climate pledges mask plans to green light rising deforestation until 2030
05.11.2021 Pledges by Paraguay to slash greenhouse gas emissions and support new initiatives to protect biodiversity ring hollow as it looks willing to accept emissions from deforestation will continue to rise
