Ensuring equitable and timely implementation of the EUDR in the coffee sector

In a letter to European policymakers, the VOCAL Network have expressed deep concern over recent delays and proposed alterations to the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), particularly discussions surrounding a “zero-risk” category and extended postponement of its implementation.

The Network calls on the EU to:

1. Resist calls for regulatory reopening or zero-risk classification, which would favor low- transparency markets over those working toward reform;
2. Ensure the EUDR enters into force as scheduled, with continued technical clarifications via guidance documents rather than legislative overhauls;
3. Create mechanisms for producer support, including financial and technical assistance for smallholder mapping, due diligence, and deforestation-free verification; and
4. Foster transparent dialogue with civil society and producer country governments to address implementation challenges collaboratively.

The letter builds on support from the coffee industry for swift and ambitious implementation.

Read the full letter here

The VOCAL Network is a global coalition of civil society organisations from coffee-producing and consuming regions that work collectively to build a more just and sustainable coffee sector. Our vision is a coffee industry where value, risk, and power are equitably shared, enabling smallholder farmers and workers to earn a living income or wage in decent working conditions.

Categorías: NGO Statements, EU Regulation on deforestation-free products