Transforming the global supply chains for beef, palm oil, soy, and pulp and paper so that they are truly sustainable is a $200-billion-a-year investment opportunity, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020). It’s estimated that about 10 percent of global emissions comes from deforestation — meaning we could make considerable progress toward halting climate change simply by keeping what remains of the world’s forests standing. Agricultural commodities — especially beef, palm oil, soy, and pulp and paper — have become an increasingly important driver of deforestation over the past couple decades, particularly in the tropics.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/role-financial-sector-deforestation-free-supply-chains
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/tropical-forest-alliance-2020
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/finance
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palm-oil
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/paper-and-pulp-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/redd
