CLEAN : Greenpeace activists climb EU Council building demanding stronger anti-deforestation laws

The video addresses the ongoing issue of global deforestation, highlighting that a forest area the size of a football pitch is lost every two seconds. It emphasizes Europe's indirect role in this destruction through funding. A pioneering proposal by the Commission aims to reduce European complicity in deforestation, and the responsibility now lies with ministers to ensure the law is robust and not weakened by corporate interests.

What is the rate at which forest areas are being lost globally?

• Every hour

• Every day

• Every two seconds

• Every minute

How are Europeans contributing to deforestation?

• By creating new forests

• By planting more trees

• By funding the destruction

• By cutting down trees

What is the main goal of the Commission's proposal?

• To ignore global deforestation

• To increase deforestation

• To cut European complicity in deforestation

• To fund more deforestation projects

Who is responsible for ensuring the strength of the proposed law?

• The general public

• The ministers

• The corporations

• The bulldozers

What should ministers focus on according to the speaker?

• Defending a strong law

• Creating loopholes for corporations

• Ignoring the proposal

• Increasing deforestation