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 alarming rate of forest loss is mentioned in the text?

How often is forest area the size of a football pitch lost somewhere in the world?

What role do Europeans play in global deforestation according to the text?

What is the nature of the proposal mentioned by the Commission?

What do the ministers need to decide regarding the proposed law?