Message to the EU: you have the chance to stop fuelling devastation in the Amazon
- Written by Claire F.R. Wordley, Research Associate in Conservation Evidence, University of Cambridge
Deforestation in the Amazon has accelerated since Brazilian president Bolsonaro scrapped environmental laws.Shutterstock
The effects of European consumption are being felt in Brazil, driving disastrous deforestation and violence.
But the destruction can end if the European Union demands higher environmental standards on Brazilian goods. Hundreds of...
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