AMSTERDAM DECLARATIONS PARTNERSHIP

Amsterdam Declarations Partnership Seven European countries signed the Amsterdam Declaration on Deforestation and the Amsterdam Declaration on Sustainable Palm Oil. Through the Amsterdam Declarations Partnership we cooperate with all relevant stakeholders... The Amsterdam Declarations were launched in 2015 in the context of the Paris Climate Agreement and build on the New York Declaration on Forests' commitments, underlining the global importance to preserve primary forests and high conservation value areas, amongst others through responsible supply chain management. We add our specific focus on more synergy between sustainable production and market uptake of sustainable commodities in our countries. The ADs were launched and signed in relation to the Paris Climate Agreement because land use changes (including deforestation) cause 24% of the climate change problem (IPCC 2014, AR5). We support the ambitions presented in the NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) of producer..