Norway is the first country to adopt a ban on deforestation, a policy that will likely have global effects. The Norwegian parliament recently committed to a deforestation-free supply chain of goods coming into the country. Norway is not, however, new to putting large sums of money to stop deforestation in Brazil, Liberia, and Indonesia.
The zero deforestation commitment was put forward by the Standing Committee on Energy and Environment as part of the Norwegian government’s Action Plan on Nature Diversity. This commitment precludes deforestation in public procurements. In other words, the Norwegian will not award any of its government contracts to companies that take part in deforestation.
