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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rebecca Speare-Cole

UK imports ‘linked to deforestation twice the size of Paris in under two years’

UK imports have been linked to deforestation almost twice the size of Paris since the Environment Act was signed into law nearly two years ago, according to campaigners.

Researchers from environmental organisation Global Witness and supply chain tracker Trase analysed the UK’s direct import of seven “forest risk” commodities associated with deforestation, including palm oil, soy, and cattle products.

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