An oil palm plantation on deforested land in South-East Asia
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The European Union is aiming to cease huge swathes of tropical forest from being destroyed or degraded with a brand new regulation that got here into impact final week. However sustainability researchers have informed New Scientist the regulation doesn’t tackle the systemic points that trigger deforestation, and there may be uncertainty about how efficient will probably be.
From 29 June, massive to medium-sized firms registered within the EU have 18 months to make sure their merchandise haven’t been produced on land deforested after 2020; …