#Together4Forests

Mighty Earth calls for new EU legislation to ensure corporations only sell deforestation-free products, arguing that European consumption of commodities like soy, palm oil, beef, coffee, and cocoa fuels the destruction of global ecosystems, including the Amazon and Cerrado.

• European consumption patterns inadvertently drive global deforestation because the European Union currently lacks laws to stop products linked to the destruction of nature from entering its market.
• Destructive agriculture for commodities—specifically soy for animal feed, palm oil, livestock, cocoa, and coffee—is the primary driver of habitat loss.
• Significant habitat loss has occurred over the last decade, with the Amazon losing over 8.4 million football fields of tree cover and the Cerrado losing 10 million football fields of natural habitat.
• The author argues that failing to stop deforestation, forest degradation, or the conversion of other ecosystems could lead to biodiversity collapse and the failure of efforts to combat climate change.

APA

Jones, S. (2020). #Together4Forests. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/together4forests/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. #Together4Forests. Mighty Earth, 2020. https://mightyearth.org/article/together4forests/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Jones |first1=Sydney |title=#Together4Forests |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=11 September 2020 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/together4forests/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{jones2020together4forests, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{\#Together4Forests}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2020}, month = sep, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/together4forests/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }