Read one thing

• How much deforestation is your country importing through trade? By the Numbers, 24 Jun 2026. “How much of global deforestation is driven by products that are traded internationally, and how does this look by country?”

Governments

• The UK’s approach to deforestation regulations
  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (UK), 23 Jun 2026. “The government is strengthening the approach to tackling deforestation across the UK…. These requirements are intended to apply to: wood, cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and certain derived products like chocolate and furniture”

The rest

• Coalition managing €5.5 trillion in assets urges EU to stay course on anti-deforestation law. Nature & Biodiversity Pulse, Thu 25 Jun. 
• Brazilian Amazon’s protected areas avoided deforestation of 29 mln ha over 40 years. Carbon Pulse, 24 Jun 2026.
• UK’s long-awaited action on illegal deforestation welcomed by investors. Responsible Investor, Wed 24 Jun. “Investors, politicians and environmental NGOs have welcomed the UK government’s announcement to move forward on loan-awaited action to tackle illegal deforestation.”
• Defra to consult on long-awaited supply chain deforestation rules. BusinessGreen, 24 Jun 2026. “Plans for long-awaited ban on the sale of products linked to illegal overseas deforestation have been confirmed by the government.”
• New analysis breaks down 2025 Amazon deforestation, with good news and bad news. Mongabay, 24 Jun 2026. “While the data suggests that several metrics for measuring forest loss are down from previous years, they’re still concerningly high overall, researchers said. Agriculture, cattle ranching and mining continue to destroy hundreds of thousands of hectares of primary forest, often in protected areas and Indigenous territory.”
• Unified farm data system needed to meet EU deforestation rules. Việt Nam News, 24 Jun 2026. “Việt Nam needs to accelerate the development of a unified national database for farming areas to comply with the European Union’s anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR) and support the digital transformation of agriculture…”
• Deforestation-free supply chains boost competitiveness. Việt Nam News, 24 Jun 2026. “As global markets tighten environmental and sustainability requirements, traceability, supply chain transparency and deforestation-free production are becoming essential for agricultural exporters seeking to maintain market access and strengthen competitiveness.”
• EU deforestation rules push Thai rubber farmers to seek support. Eco-Business, 25 Jun 2026. “…the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is poised to add to the pressures facing small-scale producers…. Under the law, set to take effect in January 2027, only suppliers who can prove their land wasn’t cleared after Dec. 31, 2020, will be allowed to continue selling rubber to EU markets.”
• Deforestation is just a symptom. The disease is de-governance (commentary). Mongabay, 23 Jun 2026. “For decades, deforestation has been treated as the central problem. It’s measured in hectares lost, monitored through satellites, and addressed through conservation programs, carbon mechanisms, and development interventions. Yet despite billions of dollars invested, forests continue to decline. What if we have been diagnosing it wrong? Deforestation is not the disease. It is a symptom.”
• Deforestation Rules Could Hamper Small Farmers. A New Mapping Tool Can Help. Fresh Cup, 23 Jun 2026. Last week, the coffee nonprofit organization Fairtrade International launched a new tool called Plot Insights, a “digital system” that aims to help its members manage, analyze, and share geolocation data…The goal with the new tool is to help cooperatives and farmers ensure that the data they collect is accurate and complies with the EU’s complex requirements. 

A bit older

• Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Records Lowest Deforestation Level Since Satellite Monitoring Began in 1985. Guardian, 14 May 2026.  “Brazil’s Atlantic forest, the country’s most threatened biome, last year recorded its lowest level of deforestation since monitoring began 40 years ago, a new report shows.”

How we can help

Pure and Applied has an aim to support sustainability leaders tackling deforestation in their value chain. 

We’d love to help. If this is you, please get in touch – we’re always happy to have a yarn.