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UK announces deforestation due diligence rules, but cause for concern remains
11.12.2023 UK gov announces details of its deforestation legislation
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
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
Grand Theft Chaco II: The Vice Continues
13.10.2021 One year on, failed response from Paraguayan government and leather industry to the scandal demonstrates urgent need for new laws
Amazon slaughterhouses eye greater share of American pie as Brazil beef sales surge
23.09.2021 New facilities in the Brazilian Amazon approved for export increase US exposure to environmental crimes and underline the need for binding regulations
It’s official: EU says neither FSC nor Ukraine government can guarantee wood is legal
23.06.2021 New EU guidance has recognised failings of the global green label and authorities at ensuring timber legality
Short-sighted UK Environment Bill will leave Brazil deforesters unchecked
11.06.2021 Gutting of conservation laws in Brazil could mean suspect commodity imports waved through in UK thanks to glaring weakness in new regulation
We are at a pivotal moment in the fight to tackle our addiction to the products of forest destruction
20.05.2021 A defining six months ahead to curb tropical deforestation crisis
