This link was published on 6 April 2020

Deforestation can't be stopped by voluntary action alone

This speech by Brian Schatz, Senator from Hawaii (D) was part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21—24 January 2020. Seeing that half of tropical deforestation is illegal, illegal and unsustainable timber and goods are flooding global markets. Voluntary commitments cannot achieve zero-deforestation without regulation. Regulation is one of the key drivers of sustainable forestry. This year, Schatz will introduce legislation that will make it illegal for companies to import the products of illegal deforestation.

  • WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
  • Switzerland
  • Timber
  • Illegal Deforestation
  • Tropical Deforestation
  • Brian Schatz
  • Hawaii
  • World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
  • sustainable forestry