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Recommendation 19
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Paragraph: 79
Prohibit UK businesses from trading or using commodities linked to UN FAO-defined deforestation, regardless of local legality.
Recommendation
We recommend that, in order to increase the sustainable use of forest-risk commodities, the Government should bring forward amendments to paragraph 2 of Schedule 17 to the Environment Act so as to prohibit UK businesses from trading or using commodities linked to deforestation activity as defined by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, whether or not the activity is permitted by local legislation.
Paragraph Reference:
79
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 26 March 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗