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February 27, 2024

Voluntary action is failing to cut deforestation rates

Fires burn Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The Global Canopy report calls for tough legislation against deforestation, which it says also goes hand-in-hand with human rights abuses. (Photo: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg)
Fires burn Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The Global Canopy report calls for tough legislation against deforestation, which it says also goes hand-in-hand with human rights abuses. (Photo: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg)

Regulation is the ‘only way’ to make companies and financial institutions act on deforestation after a decade of slow progress, says non-profit Global Canopy

Voluntary action on deforestation has not led to a significant decrease in deforestation rates, according to UK-based organisation Global Canopy.

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