Malaysia says EU's Deforestation Risk Rating Based on Old Data
Malaysia’s Commodities Minister on Wednesday expressed concern over the European Union classifying the country as “standard risk” under the new anti-deforestation law, saying the designation was based on old data.
Addressing an event in Singapore, minister Johari Abdul Ghani said the classification was based on 2020 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization data and Malaysia, the world's second-largest exporter of palm oil, had introduced sufficient measures to justify being designated "low risk". The European Commission last week categorised goods imported from Belarus, Myanmar...
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