The European Commission’s proposed regulation for
deforestation-free products prohibits the import of
agricultural commodities such as soy, beef and palm oil if
they were produced on land deforested after 2020. It sends
a welcome signal to actors linked to deforestation and –
with careful implementation – has the potential to drive up
consumer market standards across the world.
This policy brief discusses strategies to implement the
regulation so that it succeeds in both ‘cleaning up’ EU supply
chains and supporting efforts to drive down commoditydriven deforestation.
Authors
- Published in
- Sweden
