EU agrees law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation
The European Union agreed on Tuesday on a new law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market coffee, beef, soy and other commodities linked to deforestation around the ...
Lula’s COP27 visit seen as restoring Brazil’s climate credibility
The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s next president is already boosting the country’s credibility at this year’s UN climate negotiations, with the left-wing ...
Brazil’s Lula hopes to unite rainforest nations, tap funding at COP27
By Michael Taylor
A new alliance of rainforest nations – sought by Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – could be key to unlocking conservation funding and bolstering a ...
World’s top finance firms continue to fuel deforestation, report warns
By Juliette Portala
The world’s largest financial institutions increased their backing of companies in the agriculture, forestry and land use sectors most responsible for deforestation in 2021, a new study ...
Deforestation in Colombia edges up, moving further from govt target
Deforestation in Colombia edged up for the second year in a row in 2021, rising 1.5 per cent versus 2020 levels, the environment ministry said on Friday, taking the government further away from ...
EU transition to sustainable food production systems discussed in Brussels
The EU ministries for agriculture met on Monday during the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, to discuss problems faced by their member states. Topics addressed included the agricultural market, ...
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation data mixed ahead of Biden Earth Day summit
By Jake Spring
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest declined in the first quarter, preliminary government data showed, but the drop may be due mostly to more intense cloud cover ...