17 March 2015
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Campaign group Fern lists UK among several countries responsible for lion's share of EU's consumption of goods from illegally cleared land
The UK is among the largest European consumers of goods linked to illegal deforestation, a study claims today. In 2012 the EU imported €6bn of soy, beef, leather and palm oil that originated from land...
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