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By reducing deforestation we can protect biodiversity, but also reduce poverty and carbon emissions, because:
50 to 80% of terrestrial biodiversity is in forests
1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods
deforestation accounts for about 12% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Funding work to stop deforestation through the International Climate Fund Defra contributes £140 million to the International Climate Fund to reduce deforestation, forest degradation and the causes of deforestation in developing countries. Working to stop illegal logging Two pieces of legislation are central to our work to stop illegal logging. Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulation The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Regulation allows the EU to enter into legally binding Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) with timber-producing countries. Once VPAs are in operation, EU-bound timber exports will be issued with FLEGT licenses which verify the timber’s legality. EU Timber Regulation The EU Timber Regulation:
makes it an offence to place illegal timber on the EU market for the first time
requires those placing timber on the EU market for the first time to make sure that the timber was harvested legally, regardless of where it was harvested
requires traders in the EU to keep a record of who they buy timber from and sell it to
In the UK, the EUTR is enforced by National Measurement Office.