Palm oil plantation at edge of peat land swamp rainforest, Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia

Trading deforestation – why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

Journal article / Consumer countries and blocs are developing laws to tackle deforestation linked to commodity imports but they are insufficient to address this global issue.

23 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply Chains

Europe’s cross-border trade, human security and financial connections: A climate risk perspective

Journal article / A large-scale literature and data review to explore the potential climate impact transmission pathways between the EU and other world regions.

23 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Geopolitics, Public policy and Supply Chains

Better data is necessary, but not sufficient, to enable sustainable trade

Other publication / Whether trade is "good" or "bad" for our societies and the environment has been a topic of ongoing debate. This brief is a simple overview of the costs.

17 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply Chains

Logs in forest with machine and trees in background, Katashina villag, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

The UK Soy Manifesto – virtual launch

Past event / The UK Soy Manifesto is a commitment from UK industry to source deforestation and conversion-free soya by 2025, and to support wider industry to do the same.

09 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply Chains

The UK Soy Manifesto

Other publication / A collective industry commitment to work together to ensure all physical shipments of soy to the UK are deforestation and habitat conversion free.

9 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply Chains

British food firms vow to stop soy imports from deforested areas

Media coverage / On 9 November 2021, the UK Soy Manifesto was launched, with 27 companies already signed up to this new industry commitment. Bloomberg covers the story.

9 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply Chains

Stories from an interconnected world

Feature / Our stories take a closer look at how transboundary climate risks are triggered, how they spread across borders and what that means for climate adaptation.

9 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Business, Disaster Risk, Food and agriculture, Mitigation and Supply Chains

Cornfield on side of road under stormy cloud-filled sky, Sun Prairie, WI, US, July 2020

How corn links Jamaica’s food supply to climate change in the US Midwest

Feature / How will Jamaica's high dependency on maize from the American Midwest affect both the economy and food security in a changing climate?

9 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Business, Disaster Risk, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Supply Chains

Drone aerial view of deforestation in Amazon rainforest, trees cut and burned on illegally to open land for agriculture and livestock in Jamanxim National Forest, Para, Brazil

UK industry leaders unite to cut deforestation- and conversion-linked soy from supply chains by 2025

Press release / The UK Soy Manifesto is a commitment from UK industry to source deforestation and conversion-free soya by 2025 and to support others to do the same.

9 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply Chains