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<p>The UK Government is committed to supporting deforestation-free supply chains as
set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan.</p><p> </p><p>To address the footprint of
products linked to deforestation, such as soya and beef, we have established the Global
Resource Initiative (GRI). Led by a taskforce comprising of senior representatives
from the private sector and civil society, the GRI will produce a set of recommendations
in early 2020 to address the impact of the UK’s commodity supply chains. These recommendations
may relate to regulatory and policy measures, transparency, financial incentives,
trade, sustainable procurement and/or the role of the consumer. To address issues
in relation to soya specifically, we have established the UK Roundtable on Sustainable
Soya which has recently led to 83% of the UK retail market publishing concrete sourcing
policies to deliver sustainable soya to the UK market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
works in partnership with countries in the Amazon to tackle deforestation and has
invested nearly £120 million through the UK’s International Climate Finance on projects
to support sustainable agriculture, prevent forest fires and implement the Forest
Code in the Amazon, Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes. Following the Amazon fires
the UK has pledged a further £10 million to protect and restore the Amazon rainforest
in Brazil.</p>
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