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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Beef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UK

Fire and haze engulfs a forest Riau province in Indonesia
Deforestation in Riau province, Indonesia, to make way for palm oil plantations. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Beef, soy and palm oil products driving deforestation are still being imported into the UK, despite government promises this practice would end, data has revealed.

Campaigners have criticised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for failing to put practices in place to stop the import of goods from areas with high deforestation rates. This is despite the government having promised at the Cop26 climate conference in 2021 to implement the rules.

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