China, the Netherlands and France are importing soy at risk of being grown on illegally deforested land in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, according to analysis by Trase and SOS Mata Atlântica.
Trase researchers have made a significant contribution to understanding how the stability or volatility of trading relations in commodity supply chains can affect deforestation. The findings could be used to inform the development of EU ‘due diligence’ legislation.
World leaders attending the UN climate talks in Glasgow must commit to stopping commodity-driven deforestation if they are to prevent climate catastrophe.
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