[ [link removed] ]The image shows a forest blaze in the Amazon rainforest, trees appear
blackened as large orange flames engulf them.
John,
The Earth is crying out for help: fires are ripping through tropical
forests in Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. All so corporate giants can
have even more land for cattle, palm oil, and the like.
Now the new EU anti-deforestation law (EUDR) that would dramatically help
save these vital forests is on the verge of getting killed – and we
urgently need your help to save it.
In less than 3 weeks, there’ll be a crucial vote to try and delay the law
for a year. The pressure from corporate lobbyists is relentless, and now
EU lawmakers are faltering. We need to move fast to turn things around
while we still can.
If enough of us chip in, we can unleash a fierce counterattack: ramping up
our lobbying at the EU level, targeting key lawmakers with ads, media and
direct action outside of Parliament. We’ll give it everything we can until
the vote on November 14th – can you chip in to help save our forests?
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If we lose this vote, this game-changing EU law could get gutted
completely – and more swaths of precious tropical forests will be
decimated. 2024 has been the worst year for Amazon fires in two decades. A
forest bigger than the size of Denmark has already burned to the ground.
We don’t have a second to waste.
John, what makes this law so special is just how much impact
it can have. It’ll help stop one of the biggest drivers of deforestation
everywhere: out-of-control companies. The EU law bans the import,
marketing and export of products derived from deforestation, essentially
forcing companies that sell everything from beef to paper to finally clean
up their supply chains.
Corporate giants know it. That’s why their lobbyists are working so hard
to delay – and ultimately kill – this law. The pressure is so intense that
even Germany’s minister of agriculture – a member of the Green Party! –
has called for a delay.
But together we can fight back and push EU lawmakers to do the right thing
when it’s time to vote.
Nearly 1.2 million people in Europe told the European Commission directly
they want immediate action. The law is due to go into effect at the end of
this year – let’s make sure it does! Can you chip in now?
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Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Delay of EU Deforestation Regulation may ‘be excuse to gut law,’
activists fear Mongabay 17 October 2024
[ [link removed] ]‘The Earth is crying out for help’: as fires decimate South America,
smoke shrouds its skies The Guardian 02 October 2024
[ [link removed] ]With Europe’s move to delay tropical forest protections, everything
burns (commentary) Mongabay 10 October 2024
[ [link removed] ]10 key things to know about the new EU Deforestation Regulation White &
Case 21 July 2023
[ [link removed] ]6 Graphics Explain South America’s Forest Fires World Resources
Institute 19 September 2024
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