Prince Charles joins conservationists and wildlife experts in bid to save forests
THE PRINCE OF WALES will join representatives of leading businesses, conservation and wildlife organisations and governments for a meeting on the threat to the world's forests.
Prince Charles helps release turtles back into the wild
The event, staged at London's Lancaster House, aims to accelerate progress towards deforestation-free supply chains - reducing the impact that key commodities and consumer goods have on forests around the world.
The meeting will be held as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) release a report highlighting the UK's "forest footprint" - as the result of the import of goods such as palm oil, cocoa, timber, rubber, paper, beef and leather.
Prince Charles will join conservation and wildlife organisations for a talk on the treat to forests
The event is staged at London's Lancaster House
Countries facing the issue of deforestation will be represented at the event, hosted by the Prince's International Sustainability Unit and Unilever including Brazil, Colombia, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Germany, France and the US.
The UK was represented by Rory Stewart, the international development minister, and business minister Claire Perry.
Companies taking part include McDonald's, Tesco, Marks and Spencer and Asda
Companies taking part include McDonald's, Tesco, Marks and Spencer and Asda - while among the conservation organisations represented are Greenpeace, Rainforest Alliance, Global Canopy Programme, and the RSPB.
Earlier this year, Charles - who has been campaigning for a number of years to end the destruction of the world's rainforests - hosted a meeting where some of the world's biggest chocolate producers committed to end the destruction of rainforests in their supply chains.