Rejected petition Make deforestation illegal.

Deforestation is becoming more devastating. We are losing the rainforests rapidly, and simultaneously medicine for life threatening diseases. The Amazon alone absorbs 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year, and we just can't afford to lose that.

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Making deforestation illegal would save more than just the animals and plants that live there, it would save our planet. Rainforests are decreasing rapidly; once covering 14% of the worlds land surface- now only 6%. Experts estimate that rainforest deforestation is causing 137 plant, animal and insect species to die each day. Right now, 121 prescription drugs are coming from plant derived sources. The rainforests are home home to over half of the worlds animals.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The UK Government and Parliament can't make laws for other countries. Making deforestation of the Amazon illegal would be the responsibility of the Governments of the countries where the Amazon is located.

You may wish to sign one of these petitions which call for actions that are within the UK Government or Parliament's responsibility:

Call for global crisis talks for a solution to end the destruction of the Amazon: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551632

Create financial sanctions for companies involved in deforestation of the Amazon: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551860

Ban import of products from Amazon rainforest if not Deforestation Free: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/327422

Require clear labelling on all products linked to deforestation: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560732

Ban the import of soy and beef products not certified as free from deforestation: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331919

You may be interested to know that the UK Government has recently announced some plans to help prevent deforestation: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-world-leading-new-measures-to-protect-rainforests

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 19 January 2021
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