Colombia: With Deforestation on the Rise, Colombia Businesses Join Fight to End Destruction

Nov 29, 2017 | Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
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Colombia’s palm oil industry and big businesses have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains as the country battles to reverse the growing destruction of its tropical rainforests. The commitment signed this week makes Colombia the first country in the world to launch its own chapter of the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, a global effort by governments, companies and non-governmental organizations.