Why private investment in deforestation-free commodity production needs to be scaled up

Logs are seen near an informal gold mine along the section of the Interoceanic Highway linking Peru and Brazil in the Amazon jungle department of Madre de Dios, August 20, 2010. Parts of land along the highway have undergone deforestation for agriculture purposes and the advancement of informal mining. At least 18,000 hectares of forest, including indigenous land, have been transformed into desert in this region, according to Peru's Environment Minister Antonio Brack. Picture taken August 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS) - GM1E68O0M9K01

Image: REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Ivo Mulder
Finance and Private Sector Coordinator, Freshwater, Land and Climate Branch, UN Environment
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