deforestation

Assessing tropical deforestation in Germany’s agricultural commodity supply chains

Other publication / The German economy is linked to significant amounts of deforestation risk, but the majority of this risk results from just five key commodities.

The European Union and United Kingdom’s deforestation-free supply chains regulations: implications for Brazil

Journal article / New legislation may present challenges for suppliers: Brazil's coffee sector faces few barriers to compliance, but other sectors may face significant hurdles.

Trase welcomes new report from UK Committee on deforestation policy

Feature / A UK Parliament Committee has carried out a review of how the country contributes to global deforestation, highlighting research performed by Trase and SEI.

Taking stock of the multiple benefits of forests to agriculture – enhancing productivity and sustainability

Project / This project brings together global research on the benefits of forests and trees to agriculture.

A “decay of action” within the Decade of Action? Understanding inertia and unlocking SDG implementation barriers

Project / Is more collaboration always a good thing? When – and with whom – does it make sense to collaborate in sustainability work?

Trase at COP28: Trade practices must change to end emissions from deforestation

Perspective / Countries should collaborate on requiring importers to include action on deforestation at the heart of their sourcing practice, write Trase representatives.

Forest and peat loss driven by key agricultural commodities generate more emissions than Germany

Press release / To meet climate targets, world leaders at COP28 are urged to take stronger action against the nature loss linked to global supply chains.

Webinar: Four new tools to support Integrated Climate and Development Planning

Past event / SEI teams have developed tools that can support long-term integrated climate and development planning using the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP).

High-resolution maps show that rubber causes substantial deforestation

Journal article / New mapping techniques indicate that deforestation related to rubber production is at least two to three times higher than previous estimates have suggested.