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Recommendation 1
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UK agricultural product consumption significantly drives global deforestation with alarming intensity.
Conclusion
Significant action is required to reduce the impact on deforestation of the UK’s consumption of agricultural products. While the UK is the 15th largest contributor to tropical deforestation in global terms, the intensity of UK consumption (measured in footprint per tonne of product consumed) is higher than that of China. This figure ought to alarm Ministers.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 26 March 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗