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EU parliament votes to delay and dilute deforestation law

Aerial view of an area of Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal fire in Labrea, Brazil, on 20 August, 2024. © Evaristo Sa / AFP

Brussels (AFP) – The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's landmark anti-deforestation rules, while also voting to loosen some requirements of the controversial law.

The move triggered an outcry from environmental groups, which had hailed the law as an unprecedented breakthrough in the fight to protect nature and combat climate change.

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