Question follow-through · 93929
Developing Countries: Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of historical UK-linked deforestation and extractive industries on biodiversity loss in the Global South; and
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 24 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of historical UK-linked deforestation and extractive industries on biodiversity loss in the Global South; and
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2025
Answer published
Global deforestation rates peaked in the 1980s at around 15 million hectares per year, driven by a range of factors, including global demand for agricultural commodities, timber and wood products. Deforestation rates have since declined to around 10 milli...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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