Reducing scope of EU anti-deforestation law ‘misguided’, say scientists

Leaked draft reveals environmentally concerning products such as rubber and maize are excluded

An EU plan to limit the scope of a law to tackle deforestation is based on flawed data, according to scientists whose work was used by the European Commission.

In a critique of the European Commission's data shared with the Guardian, four researchers say a decision to exclude rubber from the scope of the EU's upcoming anti-deforestation law might be misguided".