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The European Union's new plan to curb deforestation is deeply flawed

4 July 2023

Sustainability researchers have serious doubts about whether the EU’s new regulation will succeed in stopping deforestation
Global tree loss is undermining tactics to address the climate crisis

Global tree loss is undermining tactics to address the climate crisis

31 March 2021

Many countries pledged to halve deforestation by 2020, but global tree loss is trending up, which could lead to fights at the COP 26 climate summit over funding rainforest protection in places that have lax regulations

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