EU Nations Agree to Push for One-Year Delay to Deforestation Law

European Union nations agreed to push for a one-year delay to a landmark law to curb deforestation across the world, seeking further concessions than proposed by the bloc’s executive arm.

Representatives of member states reached a preliminary deal at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday on amendments to the EU’s Deforestation Regulation, according to people with knowledge of the talks. The postponement is longer than the six months originally proposed by the European Commission and removes the need for an additional grace period of six months that the EU executive put forward.

Ambassadors representing member states also endorsed simplifying the ...