The European Parliament has delayed its anti-deforestation law by one year, pushing back efforts to regulate imports of deforestation-linked goods like palm oil and soy. Critics say amendments further weaken the law's environmental impact. What does this mean for the planet?
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00:00In 2023, 37,000 square kilometres of tropical forests were chopped down.
00:05That's almost the same size as Switzerland.
00:08The EU passed deforestation regulation to curb Europe's contribution to deforestation.
00:14Under the law, importers must prove their supply chains don't contribute to logging,
00:18but the EU has recently approved a controversial 12-month delay,
00:22potentially adding 2,300 square kilometres to global forest loss.
00:27Anna Cavazzini, a member of the European Parliament for Germany's Green Party, said,
00:32We are facing a global emergency.
00:34I simply find it irresponsible to delay this law by another year in this situation.
00:39Agriculture ministries from Austria, Czechia, Finland, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden
00:46demanded the delay and said businesses were unprepared for the new law.
00:51But how much longer can the planet survive if we don't drastically cut deforestation?
00:57Learn more at www.globalonenessproject.org