The government's legislation would be introduced to protect rainforests by cleaning up the country's supply chains.
A survey conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature recently found that 67% of respondents believe the government should be doing more to tackle the issue in the Amazon rainforest.
The announcement follows the establishment of the Global Resource Initiative, the government's independent taskforce, which was formed in 2019 to consider how the UK could"green" international supply chains.International Environment Minister Lord Goldsmith said:"The UK has a duty to lead the way in combating the biodiversity and nature crisis.
Sir Ian Cheshire, the chair of the independent taskforce, said:"I'm delighted to see the government respond to one of the key recommendations of the Global Resource Initiative.
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