EIA response to consultation on a new UK due diligence regulation to combat deforestation
The UK is acknowledging that new laws will be necessary to better protect forests and the people who live in and around them
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The UK is acknowledging that new laws will be necessary to better protect forests and the people who live in and around them
An article on Palm Oil Monitor last week made false allegations against the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), claiming we are being funded by UK AID to help further a fictitious European Union policy seeking to undermine Indonesian farmers by stopping them from exporting palm oil to the EU
The Government of Indonesia has backed away from a plan to drastically dilute timber regulations
Welcome to the first EIA 'What on Earth?' podcast, asking why Indonesia wants to water down rules keeping stolen timber out of its exports
Indonesia is taking steps to significantly water down the rules keeping illegal timber out of its international trade – and is using the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as an excuse
China is changing its Forest Law to include a nationwide ban on buying, processing or transporting illegally sourced timber