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UK supermarkets push for Amazon soy safeguards after traders abandon ban

European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers wreck forest protection pact

The Guardian - UK

EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively ‘dismantled’

Law’s original author points to removal of obligations for downstream traders to verify origin of commodities

The Guardian - UK

Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first

Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’

The Guardian - UK

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How a Brazilian meat tycoon accused of bribery and deforestation became a key player in regional diplomacy

Joesley Batista is credited as a major force behind the reconciliation between Trump and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Guardian - US

'Not ready': investors chop down deforestation action

National Australia Bank shareholders have rejected resolutions related to deforestation, but its chairman says he has concerns about the practice.

AAP

'No value': bank defends dropped no-deforestation plan

Westpac's agricultural customers were clear. Its stand against deforestation is of no value, so the bank dropped plans for a forest protection policy.

AAP

Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests?

Ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Belém last month, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva urged world leaders to agree to roadmaps away from fossil fuels and deforestation and pledge the resources to meet these goals.

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How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation’s poor

Brazil’s “criminal economy” does not appear on any national balance sheet. Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and environmental crime can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars every year and serves as a major drag on Brazil’s economic growth and stability.

The Conversation

How decades of deforestation turned Asia’s floods into one of the deadliest weather events of 2025

As renewed rainfall threatens even more devastation across parts of Asia, calls to fight deforestation are getting louder.

Euronews

Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation

Deaths from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia have surged past 1,500

The Independent UK

Sumatra’s flood crisis: How deforestation turned a cyclonic storm into a likely recurring tragedy

Cyclone Senyar hit South and Southeast Asian countries in late November. In Indonesia, the island of Sumatra, especially its northern parts, took the worst hit.

The Conversation

EU parliament delays anti-deforestation law by another year

The European Parliament has once again backed a one-year delay to landmark anti-deforestation rules, in a vote pushed through by an alliance of centre-right and far-right lawmakers. It comes on the heels of the lacklustre deal made at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, which saw an absence of consensus…

Radio France Internationale

Cocoa Prices Fall as EU Delays Deforestation Rules

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -6 (-0.12%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -10 (-0.27%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Wednesday but remained above last Wednesday's 1.75-year nearest-future lows after the European Parliament approved a 1-year delay to the deforestation law,...

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Coffee Prices Settle Lower on Improved Global Supply Outlook

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -3.60 (-0.94%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed down -46 (-1.01%). Coffee prices settled lower on Wednesday after the European Parliament approved a 1-year delay to the deforestation law, which should keep global coffee supplies ample. The EU regulation,...

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Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000 enormous statues – the moai. The magnitude and number of these monuments defy easy explanation.

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Coffee Prices Retreat on the Outlook for Ample Global Supplies

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -5.30 (-1.38%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is down -47 (-1.03%). Coffee prices are sliding today after the European Parliament approved a 1-year delay to the deforestation law, which should keep global coffee supplies ample. The EU regulation, known as...

Euronews

European Parliament agrees to dilute and postpone EU deforestation rules

The Parliament's right-wing majority has secured a one-year pause in the application of new regulations meant to protect vulnerable woodland.

Barchart

Cocoa Prices Slump as EU Expected to Delay Deforestation Rules

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Tuesday closed down -91 (-1.75%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -51 (-1.38%). Cocoa prices extended their two-week-long selloff on Tuesday and posted new 1.75-year nearest-futures lows on expectations that the EU will delay its deforestation regulation for another...

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Cocoa Prices Sink on the Outlook for Ample Global Supplies

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -78 (-1.50%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -36 (-0.97%). Cocoa prices extended their two-week-long selloff today to new 1.75-year nearest-futures lows on expectations that the EU will delay its deforestation regulation for another year, keeping cocoa...

Euronews

From deforestation to fossil fuels: What did countries actually agree on at COP30?

COP30 may go down in history as a fiery flop, as divisions quashed all hope for a commitment to fossil fuel phaseout.

The Guardian - UK

End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff

Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal

Euronews

European Parliament's centrist majority splits over delayed deforestation rules

The European People’s Party wants to dilute and postpone a law prohibiting to import into the EU of goods that cause deforestation, but socialists and liberals will oppose them.

The Conversation

Environment and health: a connection that remains unseen in the Climate Change Conferences

In a conversation with Luciana Julião, environment editor at The Conversation Brasil, during COP30 in Belém, Fiocruz researcher and environmental health specialist Sandra Hacon explained why the integration of climate, environment and health has guided her research for two decades. Hacon has a background in biology and ecology and is…

The Guardian - UK

‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change

It’s a climate-vulnerable nation, while also being the world’s sixth-largest greenhouse-gas emitter. Global investment in climate action is vital

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Cocoa Prices Plummet on the Outlook for Robust Global Supplies

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Wednesday closed down -319 (-6.06%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -256 (-6.32%). Cocoa prices plummeted to 1.75-year lows on the nearest-futures chart on Wednesday as European Union nations are pushing for a one-year delay to the EU's Deforestation...

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