European car firms under fire over leather linked to deforestation

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Investigation by non-profit Earthsight claims firms such as BMW and Jaguar Land Rover have been sourcing leather from Paraguay linked to illegal land clearances

BMW and Jaguar Land Rover have been accused of sourcing leather linked to the destruction of a protected South American forest inhabited by "one of the world's last uncontacted tribes", in a new report...

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