Deforestation
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EUDR- new deforestation free regulation and what does it mean for timber businesses?
The European Timber Regulation (EUTR) has been in force for nearly a decade. Now the EU is replacing it with a new regulation targeting timber, as well as other commodities. On 6 December 2022, the EU reached an agreement on a new law -The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)- to prevent companies from placing commodities linked with deforestation and forest degradation, onto the EU market, or exporting them from the EU. Commodities and products covered The new regulation sets mandatory due diligence rules for Operators – organisations which place specific commodities or products on the EU market or export them from the EU – that are associated with deforestation and forest degradation. The law has initially included 7 commodities within the scope of the EU regulation: timber, soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa, coffee and rubber. Within each commodity, the regulation... Continue reading
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January 19, 2023
EUDR- new deforestation free regulation and what does it mean for timber businesses?
The European Timber Regulation (EUTR) has been in force for nearly a decade. Now the EU is replacing it with a new regulation targeting timber, as well as other commodities. On 6 December 2022, the EU reached an agreement on a new law -The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)- to prevent companies from placing commodities linked with deforestation and forest degradation, onto the EU market, or exporting them from the EU. Commodities and products covered The new regulation sets mandatory due diligence rules for Operators – organisations which place specific commodities or products on the EU market or export them from the EU – that are associated with deforestation and forest degradation. The law has initially included 7 commodities within the scope of the EU regulation: timber, soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa, coffee and rubber. Within each commodity, the regulation... Continue reading
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November 16, 2021
COP26 concludes: What significance has the result for worldwide forests?
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 1st to 12th. However, the final report was not adopted until November 13th "after extension". What significance does the result of COP26 have for forests worldwide? The tough negotiations, which lasted all Saturday, resulted in a compromise that further weakened the already hardly concrete statements about the coal phase-out. In the end, India and China succeeded in ensuring that the report only mentions a gradual reduction in coal energy. But beyond that, too, the results of the climate conference sound like a lot of goodwill, but mostly lacking commitment. Results for the forests On November 2nd, the international community agreed on a worldwide deforestation stop by 2030 . However, this statement was hardly binding either, as it was not underlined by concrete measures and could easily... Continue reading
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January 19, 2023
EUDR- new deforestation free regulation and what does it mean for timber businesses?
The European Timber Regulation (EUTR) has been in force for nearly a decade. Now the EU is replacing it with a new regulation targeting timber, as well as other commodities. On 6 December 2022, the EU reached an agreement on a new law -The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)- to prevent companies from placing commodities linked with deforestation and forest degradation, onto the EU market, or exporting them from the EU. Commodities and products covered The new regulation sets mandatory due diligence rules for Operators – organisations which place specific commodities or products on the EU market or export them from the EU – that are associated with deforestation and forest degradation. The law has initially included 7 commodities within the scope of the EU regulation: timber, soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa, coffee and rubber. Within each commodity, the regulation... Continue reading
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November 16, 2021
COP26 concludes: What significance has the result for worldwide forests?
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 1st to 12th. However, the final report was not adopted until November 13th "after extension". What significance does the result of COP26 have for forests worldwide? The tough negotiations, which lasted all Saturday, resulted in a compromise that further weakened the already hardly concrete statements about the coal phase-out. In the end, India and China succeeded in ensuring that the report only mentions a gradual reduction in coal energy. But beyond that, too, the results of the climate conference sound like a lot of goodwill, but mostly lacking commitment. Results for the forests On November 2nd, the international community agreed on a worldwide deforestation stop by 2030 . However, this statement was hardly binding either, as it was not underlined by concrete measures and could easily... Continue reading
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May 2, 2022
Intense negotiations underway on EU “deforestation free” law
Intense negotiations continue within the European Council and European Parliament towards agreement of a final text of the law "on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation". If jointly approved by the Council and Parliament, the new law will replace the existing EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) and extend due diligence obligations to a wider range of "forest risk" commodities. As currently drafted, it would prohibit placing of products on the EU market that contribute either to "deforestation" or to "forest degradation", alongside illegally harvested products. On 17 March the European Council of Environment Ministers exchanged views on the legislative proposal. The meeting included clarifications and justifications for the regulation from the European Commission... Continue reading
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January 19, 2023
EUDR- new deforestation free regulation and what does it mean for timber businesses?
The European Timber Regulation (EUTR) has been in force for nearly a decade. Now the EU is replacing it with a new regulation targeting timber, as well as other commodities. On 6 December 2022, the EU reached an agreement on a new law -The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)- to prevent companies from placing commodities linked with deforestation and forest degradation, onto the EU market, or exporting them from the EU. Commodities and products covered The new regulation sets mandatory due diligence rules for Operators – organisations which place specific commodities or products on the EU market or export them from the EU – that are associated with deforestation and forest degradation. The law has initially included 7 commodities within the scope of the EU regulation: timber, soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa, coffee and rubber. Within each commodity, the regulation... Continue reading
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January 19, 2023
EUDR- new deforestation free regulation and what does it mean for timber businesses?
The European Timber Regulation (EUTR) has been in force for nearly a decade. Now the EU is replacing it with a new regulation targeting timber, as well as other commodities. On 6 December 2022, the EU reached an agreement on a new law -The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)- to prevent companies from placing commodities linked with deforestation and forest degradation, onto the EU market, or exporting them from the EU. Commodities and products covered The new regulation sets mandatory due diligence rules for Operators – organisations which place specific commodities or products on the EU market or export them from the EU – that are associated with deforestation and forest degradation. The law has initially included 7 commodities within the scope of the EU regulation: timber, soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa, coffee and rubber. Within each commodity, the regulation... Continue reading
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November 16, 2021
COP26 concludes: What significance has the result for worldwide forests?
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 1st to 12th. However, the final report was not adopted until November 13th "after extension". What significance does the result of COP26 have for forests worldwide? The tough negotiations, which lasted all Saturday, resulted in a compromise that further weakened the already hardly concrete statements about the coal phase-out. In the end, India and China succeeded in ensuring that the report only mentions a gradual reduction in coal energy. But beyond that, too, the results of the climate conference sound like a lot of goodwill, but mostly lacking commitment. Results for the forests On November 2nd, the international community agreed on a worldwide deforestation stop by 2030 . However, this statement was hardly binding either, as it was not underlined by concrete measures and could easily... Continue reading
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January 19, 2023
EUDR- new deforestation free regulation and what does it mean for timber businesses?
The European Timber Regulation (EUTR) has been in force for nearly a decade. Now the EU is replacing it with a new regulation targeting timber, as well as other commodities. On 6 December 2022, the EU reached an agreement on a new law -The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)- to prevent companies from placing commodities linked with deforestation and forest degradation, onto the EU market, or exporting them from the EU. Commodities and products covered The new regulation sets mandatory due diligence rules for Operators – organisations which place specific commodities or products on the EU market or export them from the EU – that are associated with deforestation and forest degradation. The law has initially included 7 commodities within the scope of the EU regulation: timber, soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa, coffee and rubber. Within each commodity, the regulation... Continue reading