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France will curb palm oil and beef imports to fight 'imported deforestation'

Cows are seen on a plot of deforested land during "Operation Green Wave" conducted by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, to combat illegal logging in Apui, in the southern region of the state of Amazonas, Brazil, July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly        SEARCH "DEFORESTATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC13F3D72970

Between 1990 and 2015 the world's forest area fell by 129 million hectares. Image: REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

Simon Carraud
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Sybille de La Hamaide
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