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Role of business in preventing deforestation?
2014-09-08 09:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Deforestation is a major driver of global warming and responsible for up to 20% of global carbon emissions, as well as a threat to the livelihoods of the 1.6 billion people who rely on forests for food and economic stability. Over the past few years, the issue has risen on the business agenda with a series of no deforestation commitments cropping up from some of the worst offenders. Following years of lobbying the worlds largest palm oil company, Wilmar, promised to end deforestation and exploitation...
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