Irish Times: THE EU has been accused of colluding with the logging industry to downgrade the protection of forests — the world`s most important “carbon sinks” — and allow them to be replaced by timber plantations under the guise of “sustainable forest management”. According to Greenpeace and other environmental groups, the risk is contained in a “small but extremely important” change in the text of the REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) agreement being worked on by …