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How new UK legislation could help the finance sector address deforestation risks

7 September 2021

UK legislation to address deforestation must be stronger if companies are to achieve deforestation-free supply chains - and finance must play a role.

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Open Letter to the Prime Minister on World Amazon Day 2021

5 September 2021

Global Canopy signs a letter, as part of the NGO Forest Coalition, urging UK action on tropical deforestation.

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Indigenous Lands in the states of Maranhão and Pará in the Amazon in Brazil.

Finance, fires and Indigenous rights

1 September 2021

Protecting the land rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities is key to protecting tropical forests and reducing forest fires.

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Amazon forest fire

Smoking out the fire risk in beef supply chains

10 August 2021

With cattle ranching closely linked to burning season in the Amazon, we look at how beef traders could do more to prevent land being cleared by fire.

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Are financial institutions engaging on deforestation?

2 July 2021

Financial institutions need to be more transparent on how they engage with companies – tighter due diligence legislation would help

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Soy traders failing to stop deforestation, new scorecard shows

18 May 2021

The first ever Soy Traders Scorecard highlights failure to address deforestation

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How are the Forest 500 companies’ scores calculated?

15 April 2021

All companies assessed as part of the Forest 500 are given a total score out of 100. This explainer goes into more detail on how this total score is calculated.

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