EU states oppose watering down embattled deforestation ban

A meeting between representatives of parliament, the European Commission and member states would be called to chart a way forward, the source said.

A man uses a chainsaw to cut a log that was cut down illicitly from an ancient tree in Sierra Leone's Kambui Hills Forest Reserve on September 25, 2024. The EU's anti-deforestation law bans imports of products driving deforestation. (AFP)