Governments subsidise industries that cause deforestation

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New report calls for agricultural subsidies to be reformedAgriculture is linked to 80% of forest loss worldwide. A new ODI study reveals that Brazil and Indonesia’s subsidies to industries causing forest loss currently dwarf the international aid earmarked for saving forests.

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