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Recommendation 48
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Conduct sustainability impact assessments and develop strategies for environmental net gains in trade agreements
Recommendation
We reiterate the recommendation of our 2021 report on the UK’s footprint on global diversity: sustainability impact assessments must be conducted for all future trade agreements. Ministers must develop strategies for the effective monitoring and delivery environmental net gains, including gains through halting and reversing deforestation, in its negotiations for and implementation of the UK’s trade deals. (Paragraph 171) The UK’s contribution to tackling global deforestation 53
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 ↗