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The European Parliament approved a move to postpone a watered-down version of its anti-deforestation law, with implementation pushed back 12 months to the end of 2025.
The Nov. 14 vote to delay the European Union Deforestation Regulation, or the EUDR, by a year was approved with a clear majority of 58%, with 371 votes in favor, 240 against and 30 abstentions. It drew mass support from the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the far right.
By Shanna Hanbury
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/eu-delays-and-weakens-anti-deforestation-law-adding-no-risk-loophole/
The Nov. 14 vote to delay the European Union Deforestation Regulation, or the EUDR, by a year was approved with a clear majority of 58%, with 371 votes in favor, 240 against and 30 abstentions. It drew mass support from the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the far right.
By Shanna Hanbury
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/eu-delays-and-weakens-anti-deforestation-law-adding-no-risk-loophole/