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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10879

3 July 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 35
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment
Europe wins hands down when it comes to deforestation

Brussels, 02/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - Europe, which has taken the commitment to reduce tropical deforestation by 50% by 2020, is the region of the industrialised world that contributes the most to tropical deforestation with its imports, according to a study published on Tuesday 2 July by the Commission. Greenpeace has also denounced the EU's voracious appetite with its “insatiable consumption of meat, energy and timber”. WWF calls on the EU to “review all policies that are linked to...

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