All news on the topic: Deforestation

In June 2026, the Swiss Parliament approved the EFTA–Malaysia free trade agreement. Concerns had been raised early in the negotiations about the tariff reductions on palm oil that were ultimately adopted.

The environmental damage bill racked up by the highest-consuming 10% of the world’s population has reached up to $5.7tn a year – larger than the economy of every country except the US and China, a study has found.

The taxi shudders uphill into a forest teeming with life. Palm fronds sag over the road like heavy, slick hands, and flashes of green birds flicker between the trees.

Shippers are accused of contributing to forest destruction driven by the beef industry.