Approved last April, the EU's deforestation regulation was hailed by MEPs as a landmark in the bloc's push towards sustainable business practices and slashing carbon emissions.
"European consumers can now rest assured that they will no longer be unwittingly complicit in deforestation," said the European Parliament's negotiator on the law, former centre-right Luxembourgish MEP Christophe Hansen.
But critical voices from Latin American and African countries, who will have to imp...
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.