Norway is the first country to commit to zero deforestation

Summary:

•  "The Norwegian parliament pledged the government’s public procurement policy will become deforestation-free after a committee of MPs recommended imposing regulations to ensure the state did "not contribute to deforestation of the rainforest"."

•  "The MPs' committee also called for the government to protect biodiversity by developing a separate policy and through investments made by Norges Bank Investment Management."

•  "In 2014 Norway made a joint declaration with Germany and the UK at a UN climate summit in New York, pledging to “promote national commitments that encourage deforestation-free supply chains, including through public procurement policies to sustainably source commodities such as palm oil, soy, beef and timber"."

•  According to Climate Action, "the production of beef, palm oil, soy, and wood products in just seven countries with high deforestation rates (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea), between 2000 and 2011, was responsible for 40 per cent of total tropical deforestation and 44 per cent of associated carbon emissions."

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