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Too little, too late: traders' roadmap to 1.5C lacks ambition

25 November 2022

Fourteen traders committed at COP26 “to catalyse further progress on eliminating commodity driven deforestation” and by COP27 to “lay out a shared roadmap for enhanced supply chain action consistent with a 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway”.

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Facing up to the risks of illegality in your supply chain

29 November 2018

Almost half of all tropical deforestation is due to the illegal conversion of forests for commercial agriculture, according to a new report from the New York Declaration on Forests Assessment...

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Leading on deforestation: maintaining progress to 2020 and beyond.

12 November 2018

The impacts of the New York declaration on Forests assessment on Forest 500 signatories.

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Calling a halt to palm oil deforestation

25 September 2018

Indonesia's forests are under pressure from palm oil expansion. Could the new moratorium help?...

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Not enough is being done

3 September 2018

The latest assessment of progress on the New York Declaration on Forests shows an urgent need for action - we look at what needs to be done.

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The hidden soy in your supermarket trolley

28 August 2018

Do we know when we are eating soy? We asked the experts to explain how soy is hidden in our diets.

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How can sustainable palm oil become the norm?

22 August 2018

Everyone loves orangutans, and everyone thinks we should protect rainforests – prompting more and more companies to commit to sourcing sustainable palm oil. But why then is sustainable palm oil so...

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