While the bees are killing the trees,
there is some good news for our forests.
the European Union has reached an
agreement to ban the import of several
products. which being considered the main
drivers of deforestation. these products
include coffee cocoa and soy. according
to the EU , when the new rules enter into
Force all relevant companies will have
to conduct strict due diligence . if they
are placed on the EU
markets , the list of products banned has
been identified as a driver of
deforestation . if they came from
deforested Land after December 2020.
The new set of rules demands that, the
importing company should show that their
products are deforestation free . they are
also subjected to prove the precise
geographical information from where the
Commodities were sourced.
the text was proposed in November 2021
by the European commission .The Only
Thing Remains
to this so-called historic move is a
formal adoption of the regulation before
it can enter into force . and Traders will
have 18 months to implement the rules.
according to the environmental Lobby
group Greenpeace, the draft law is a
major breakthrough the worldwide fund
for nature called it groundbreaking and
historic.
the European Parliament also said that,
the law opened the way for various
Technologies like satellite monitoring
and DNA analysis to verify the source of
targeted Imports . another review will
allow the commission to consider whether
it wants to expand it to cover other
ecosystems and commodities.