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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Companies will have one more year to adapt to new EU rules to prevent deforestation, which will ban the sale of products sourced from deforested land in the EU. On Tuesday evening, negotiators from the Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement to […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jack Hurd, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Many living in cities and countries already stripped of native woodland may have become desensitized to headlines such as ‘Football pitch’ of Amazon […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Julio Andrés Rozo Grisales, Founder and Director, Amazonía Emprende-Escuela Bosque, Estefania Liehr, Team Amazonía Emprende , Amazonía Emprende When treating ourselves to a good bar of chocolate, we rarely stop to question where the main ingredient, cocoa, comes […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ewan Thomson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Measuring environmental progress or decline is a challenging task that MapBiomas – a collaborative network of more than 70 organizations in Brazil and 14 other countries – has been undertaking since 1985.Its […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Helen Bellfield, Trase Deputy Director, Global Canopy, Jolene Tan, Trase Communications Lead, Global Canopy The EU is finally passing its groundbreaking regulation requiring businesses to show that imports of agricultural commodities to the bloc are deforestation-free. Estimates show […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. To fight climate change and biodiversity loss, the new law obliges companies to ensure products sold in the EU have not led to deforestation and forest degradation. While no country or commodity will be banned, companies will only be allowed to sell products in […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jack Hurd, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum The first-of-its-kind EU legislation on deforestation-free products is just two weeks old, and is receiving mixed reviews, depending on your vantage point. The new […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. To fight climate change and biodiversity loss, the new law obliges companies to ensure that a series of products sold in the EU do not come from deforested land anywhere in the world. On Tuesday morning, MEPs reached a preliminary deal with EU governments […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement just reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains. Once adopted and applied, the new law will ensure that a set of key goods placed on the EU market […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. To fight global climate change and biodiversity loss, Parliament demands companies ensure that products sold in the EU do not come from deforested or degraded land. Plenary today adopted its position on the Commission proposal for a regulation on deforestation-free products with 453 votes […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Judy Rodrigues, Executive Director, High Carbon Stock Approach Global deforestation must be stopped by 2030 if we are to keep within the Paris Agreement 1.5 degree goals. Zero Deforestation commitments can become a reality on the ground by […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Justin Adams, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum Food and agriculture are a key driver of deforestation, which in turn has been a major cause of climate change. Reversing deforestation will involve a genuine partnership between […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jeff Milder, Director of Global Programs, Rainforest Alliance & Leah Samberg, Senior Scientist, Rainforest Alliance No-deforestation supply chains still belong at the top of the agenda and at the heart of responsible business as we move into a […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Executive Director, Igarape, Inc Future of the Amazon rainforest is at a dangerous environmental tipping point if deforestation levels rise another 5%. Collective action must be taken by countries in the Amazon Basin, underpinned […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Justin Adams, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum The dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss cannot be solved without stopping tropical deforestation. Sustainable land use practices must replace commodity based industries to protect rainforests […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs call on the Commission to put forward rules to stop EU-driven global deforestation through mandatory due diligence for companies placing products on the EU market. Currently, there is no EU legislation prohibiting products that contribute to the destruction of forests from being placed […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. MEPs outline how the EU can contribute to tackling worldwide deforestation and call for domestic policies to be revised to protect European forests. In the non-binding resolution adopted on Tuesday with 543 votes to 47 and 109 abstentions, in response to a Commission communication, […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Executive Director, Igarapé Institute & Robert Muggah, Founder, SecDev Group and Igarapé Institute & Brodie Ferguson, Senior Researcher, Igarapé Institute Deforestation is on the rise again across the Amazon – and 90% of it […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael B. Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forest Trends & Eric Usher, Head, UNEP FI Switzerland Many companies overlook the deforestation risks within their supply chains. Indonesia is making headway in the fight against deforestation. Much is […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gerard A. Manley, CEO, Olam Cocoa • Increasing demand for agricultural land putting pressure on forests. • High proportion of cocoa smallholdings means doubly acute pressure. • Digital farming tools can help identify farmable forest areas. The world’s […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content Planting trees to save the planet just got a whole lot easier – no gardening gloves required. A new app from the young people behind the Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation means anyone can now help […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ivo Mulder, Finance and Private Sector Coordinator, Freshwater, Land and Climate Branch, UN Environment Forests and agriculture hold more than 30% of the climate change solution in terms of providing the most cost-effective forms of mitigation potential. However, […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Celine Herweijer, Partner, PwC The signing of the Paris Agreement in December 2015 signalled a step change in government policy and regulation to combat climate change. While transitioning the energy sector has been an early priority, there’s no […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bryson Ogden, Private Sector Senior Analyst, Rights and Resources Initiative Ending deforestation is crucial to achieving a host of global goals, including preventing a climate crisis, sustaining rural livelihoods and preserving natural biodiversity. To this end, companies, investors, […]
