2014, the year... zero deforestation became a global goal

Will Nichols
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With the New York Declaration catalysing political and corporate action, deforestation moved into the mainstream

Having been seen - unfairly - as an issue mainly of interest to conservationists, 2014 saw deforestation become firmly established as a business priority. Although some companies had already identified...

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