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WWF: Environmental degradation on course to cost global economy £8tr

Business Green

We need urgent, global leadership and immediate action to change the way we use land, to invest in the restoration of nature, to cut emissions and critically to stop destroying forests for food production," said Katie White, executive director of advocacy and campaigns at WWF.

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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

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In my eyes, that certainly doesn't merit a big COP announcement. While the palm oil commitment requires zero deforestation in all sourcing regions, soy and cattle mainly focus on South America's Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco regions. It requires investment, farmer outreach, training and so forth.

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Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'

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As such, he is set to directly call on the 40 heads of major economies who are slated to attend the virtual meeting to come to the Kunming Biodiversity Summit in October and the Glasgow Climate Summit in November "armed with ambitious targets and the plans required to reach them".