Dear Jon,
Tell Congress to pass the FOREST
Act – a bipartisan
bill that will prohibit the importation of products sourced through illegal
deforestation.
Forests are shrinking. In 2022 alone we lost
more than 16 million acres. These sacred lands host the majority of species on
land, provide livelihoods for billions of people, and are a vital line of
defense in the face of climate change.
In addition to addressing climate change and
biodiversity loss, this bill is an expression of solidarity with Indigenous
peoples around the world, including those in the Amazon region of South America
who have stewarded forests for millennia.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a letter with
over a hundred faith groups in early February to legislators on key congressional
committees urging representatives and senators to co-sponsor the FOREST Act of
2023.
As consumers and people of faith, please ask
your legislators to support the bill which would guarantee that the food on our
shelves – especially beef, soy, cocoa, and palm oil – are produced ethically
and sustainably, in ways that do not resort to illegal deforestation.
Click here to send a message to
your representatives in support of the FOREST Act.
In solidarity,
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 20001
(202) 832-1780 | ogc@maryknollogc.org
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