Publications

Reports

Indonesian palm oil smallholders and the EUDR: Impacts and ways forward

After much upheaval, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will now come into action at the end of 2025. As the focus turns once again to implementation, careful attention must be paid to the EUDR’s impact on smallholders.

Compa...

04/02/2025

NGO Statements

Ensuring EUDR benchmarking reflects human rights and environmental risks

The European Commission must ensure that benchmarking under the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) upholds the law’s ambitions and reflects human rights and deforestation risks existing in areas of...

28/01/2025

FAQs

What is the link between coffee and deforestation?

How does coffee drinking in Europe contribute to global deforestation?

The EU is the world's biggest consumer of coffee.

But coffee is a major driver of global deforestation, as farmers in places as disparate as Brazil, Vietnam...

14/01/2025

Reports

Analysis of the European Commission’s Strategic Framework for International Cooperation

Without meaningful and inclusive partnerships with producer countries to tackle the root causes of deforestation, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) risks cleaning EU supply chains but powerless to address wider deforestation....

05/12/2024

Reports

WTO implications of the proposed “no risk” amendment to the EUDR

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which entered into force in June 2023, has undergone sustained political attacks since the start of 2024, leading the European Commission to propose delaying its application by 12 months.   ...

02/12/2024

Reports

Coffee's Regulatory Blend

The coffee industry is facing a pivotal moment as new mandatory sustainability regulations come into effect across Europe.

Even though these regulations establish a level playing field that prioritises human rights and...

01/10/2024

Reports

An EU-Indonesia partnership for protecting forests and respecting rights

The EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) is an important tool to reduce forest destruction and end human rights infringements and should be applauded.

It is important, however, to be aware that implementation...

03/07/2024

Reports

Transformative traceability: How robust traceability systems can help implement the EUDR and fight the drivers of deforestation

The success of the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) will depend on our ability to trace the goods it is focussed on. While traceability is only a means to an end, the end goal is an essential part of tackling...

29/05/2024

Reports

Criando um observatório de florestas e direitos: um estudo de caso brasileiro

A União Europea (UE) e os Estados-Membros assumiram um papel pioneiro na adoção de leis de Direitos Humanos e Devida Diligência Ambiental (HREDD), como a adoção, em junho de 2023, do Regulamento sobre produtos livres de...

15/03/2024

Reports

How to achieve zero deforestation in the cattle sector

Best practices in Brazil and the new EU regulation on deforestation-free products

18/12/2023