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The problem is clear: guidelines and voluntary approaches in the European Union are failing to prevent environmental destruction at scale, by governments, companies and investors (Photo: Flickr)

Deforestation and the failure of EU self-regulation

As we enter what would normally be a quiet summer for Europe's politicians, there is one issue that won't fade from public conversation: climate breakdown.

Over the last year we've seen growing alarm around the destruction of our global climate: rainforests the size of Belgium deforested in a single year.

A surge in deforestation in Brazil which saw 739 square kilometres of forests destroyed in just one month.

Hundreds of...

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Jo Blackman is head of forests policy & advocacy at Global Witness.

The problem is clear: guidelines and voluntary approaches in the European Union are failing to prevent environmental destruction at scale, by governments, companies and investors (Photo: Flickr)

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Jo Blackman is head of forests policy & advocacy at Global Witness.

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