EU law to reduce deforestation is on a knife’s edge, will leaders act? (commentary)

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EU law to reduce deforestation is on a knife’s edge, will leaders act? (commentary)

We are now in a make-or break-moment for the landmark law to halt imported global deforestation into the European Union. Global forest defenders watch with bated breath as in the next few days, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will either decide to support the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), or to hollow out this vital law. This is happening while recent developments in Brussels threaten the EU Green Deal at its …