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Research story | 2026-07-27

Demand for mined resources in Europe drives deforestation elsewhere

EU demand for minerals was linked to the clearing of 148,000 hectares of global forest between 2001 and 2019, a new study shows. Eighty-five per cent of that impact occurred outside the EU.