Move to soften impact on companies of flagship climate legislation is a setback for environmental groups
A pact by soy traders in Brazil to preserve the rainforest is under a co-ordinated assault
Deforestation under way on 3mn hectares for state-backed food project
Delays to EU’s anti-deforestation regulation extend uncertainty for companies and investors
Scheme launched by COP30 host state governor under scrutiny
Lower rainfall threatens the wider belt producing three-quarters of cocoa, study says
Survival of world’s largest rainforest depends on whether it can be made profitable
Moves to roll back some of the bloc’s most ambitious measures come after economic concern from member states
Food and commodities groups say Brussels risks undermining its own green agenda
The costs of inaction are stark, but prevention is a bargain
Marina Silva to propose changes to legislation rammed through congress ahead of UN climate summit in Belém
Jakarta’s push for further postponement comes as EU countries call for ‘onerous’ rules to be simplified
Also in this newsletter: Ukrainian parliament to ratify minerals deal with the US
Proposed change set to inflame tensions with Brazil and other big agricultural producers over controversial rule
Nestlé, Ferrero and more than 50 other companies say the uncertainty is putting investment at risk
Critical minerals rush spurs demand and study finds loss of one in three tree species
COP16 conference comes as observers say violent groups have weaponised deforestation
Green groups condemn proposed one-year postponement to give exporters more time to prepare
Destruction of forest combined with low rainfall exacerbate effects of climate change
Call from Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala adds to pressure from exporters including Brazil to ‘reassess’ rules
Pressure builds on Brussels to delay implementation of new rules that industry says will impose administrative burden
The trade in black market timber is now the third most profitable cross-border crime after counterfeiting and drug trafficking
Environment minister Marina Silva says alleged criminal schemes in Amazon could harm reputation of credits
Australia and Brazil dispute forest maps and urge Brussels to delay rules that could ban goods entering bloc
But loggers and ‘carbon cowboys’ offer quicker returns to locals
