Why calls are growing for the government to axe illegal deforestation from UK supply chains

Stuart Stone
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Seventy per cent of Brits back government action to prevent the sale of products linked to illegal deforestation overseas, WWF poll finds

Public support for stronger government action to tackle illegal deforestation in UK supply chains and prevent the sale of products linked to unlawful tree felling is now "overwhelming", according to a...

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