European lawmakers vote on climate change issues at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) APEuropean Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests. The EU Parliament will now start negotiations on the final text with EU member states. Quoting data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the EU Parliament said that some 420 million hectares of forest were lost to deforestation between 1990 and 2020.

Source: thestar September 14, 2022 01:43 UTC