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Zero Deforestation - Norway becomes first country in the world to commit

Norway becomes first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation

Sadie Levy Gale of Independent writes: Norway has become the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation. 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”. Norway funds forest…