The European Parliament paved the way on Wednesday 19 April in Strasbourg for the adoption of the pioneering EU regulation that will significantly reduce the EU’s contribution to global deforestation, especially of irreplaceable tropical forests.
By 552 votes to 44 with 43 abstentions, MEPs endorsed the political agreement reached with the EU Council on 6 December 2022 on the legislation which will require companies to prove that their products have not contributed to the degradation...