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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent

Push for post-Brexit trade deals may threaten UK pledges on deforestation

Workers plant oil-palm seeds at a plantation in the Muallim district of Malaysia
Workers plant oil-palm seeds at a plantation in the Muallim district of Malaysia. Photograph: Lim Huey Teng/Reuters

The UK government may be undermining its commitments to end deforestation overseas because of conflicts over trade policy, the Guardian has learned.

A war of words is raging within the government over deforestation and trade, with green campaigners warning that a proposed policy could have dire consequences for efforts to stop illegal logging.

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