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Is gold mining driving deforestation?
Yes, gold mining is driving deforestation. Since 2013, gold has become the leading mineral driver of deforestation, causing 3,520 km² of forest destruction between 2000 and 2019, according to...
09/06/2026
How big is China's deforestation footprint? What commodities drive China's imported deforestation? How strong are China's forest laws? How much of China's forest risk exports go to the EU? What are the main challenges Chinese companies face to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation?
16/03/2026
Updated in February 2026
The TFFF is a new investment fund to pay tropical countries to halt deforestation and degradation. It was officially launched at the Leaders’ Summit ahead of COP30 in Belém in November 2025.
Despite...
05/06/2025
Busting myths around EU efforts to end deforestation.
In December 2022, the EU agreed to adopt the Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR), which aims to tackle global deforestation and forest degradation driven by EU...
29/08/2024
Explore the impact of meat on climate change, including its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, and learn how reducing meat consumption and adopting plant-based alternatives are crucial for the environment.
26/07/2023
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In December 2022, the EU agreed to adopt the Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) which aims to tackle the global deforestation and forest degradation that is driven by EU consumption and production of forest risk...
20/07/2023
The PPWD, now being replaced by the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), outlines measures to prevent the production of packaging waste. These measures promote reuse of packaging and, where preventing packaging waste...
10/07/2023
Close to nature forestry is an alternative to intensive forestry, a sustainable way of managing forests.
04/04/2023
Eighty per cent of global forest loss is due to the conversion of forest to agricultural land to produce socalled ‘forest risk commodities’, such as beef, soya and palm oil, which are largely exported.
28/03/2022
What are the causes of illegal logging?
Illegal logging occurs when timber is harvested, transported, processed, bought or sold in violation of national or international laws.
It is driven by demand for timber, paper and...
01/03/2021
