Trading deforestation—why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

Trading deforestation—why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

Consumer countries and blocs, including the UK and the EU, are defining legal measures to tackle deforestation linked to commodity imports, potentially requiring imported goods to comply with the relevant producer countries’ land-use laws. Nonetheless, this measure is insufficient to address global...

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Main Authors: Tiago N P dos Reis, Vinicius Guidotti de Faria, Gabriela Russo Lopes, Gerd Sparovek, Chris West, Raoni Rajão, Mariana Napolitano Ferreira, Marcelo M S Elvira, Raul S T do Valle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
commodity supply-chains
traded deforestation
legal CO2 emissions
Brazilian Forest Code
legislation requirements
export-driven agricultural expansion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac358d

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