Deforestation

Limiting land conversion is a notoriously difficult challenge that requires alignment between companies, governments, farmers and other stakeholders

Major new report from Environmental Audit Committee warns the UK impact on global forests per tonne of product consumed is higher than that of China

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay defends UK's record on nature protection at COP28, as Defra confirms list of commodities targeted by proposed rules to combat deforestation in supply chains

New report claims behaviour change, reductions in food waste, and new innovations likely to prove essential if growing food demand is to be met without fuelling further deforestation

Tropical forest area the size of Denmark has been lost since 140 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030, study finds

Zoological Society of London research finds 'worrying lack of readiness' among top 100 pulp and paper producers for EU deforestation rules coming into force next year

But Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela fail to agree joint goal to end forest destruction by 2030

Global disclosure platform reveals just one in 10 companies are adequately managing deforestation-related risk

Latest annual Responsible Investment and Stewardship Report shows pensions provider surpassed near term climate targets and examined £124bn of assets for deforestation risk

Agrimetrics' chief operating officer tells BusinessGreen how the firm's satellite technology is seeking to root out unlicensed deforestation and help producers see the wood for the trees