Submitted on Tuesday 19th January 2021
Rejected on Thursday 18th February 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
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.
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.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551632
Create financial sanctions for companies involved in deforestation of the Amazon: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551860
Ban import of products from Amazon rainforest if not Deforestation Free: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/327422
Require clear labelling on all products linked to deforestation: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560732
Ban the import of soy and beef products not certified as free from deforestation: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331919
You may be interested to know that the UK Government has recently announced some plans to help prevent deforestation: www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-world-leading-new-measures-to-protect-rainforests
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