# Extra time for deforestation: lessons for future EU environmental legislation

> A Bruegel policy brief argues that the EU deforestation regulation has the right objectives but needed better design and preparation for implementation. It says the Commission's short-notice delay should not weaken other green measures and recommends lessons for future EU environmental legislation.

- Date: 2024-11-14 · published 2024-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27448-extra-time-for-deforestation-lessons-for-future-eu-environmental-legislation
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The brief is analysis rather than a rule change, so it has little direct effect on commodity prices, though it signals that the regulation's core requirements may persist.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-02-19 | [Anti-deforestation legislation for EU exports - myNZTE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31732-anti-deforestation-legislation-for-eu-exports-mynzte.md) | -3.1% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2024-12-06 | [EU Deforestation Regulation Information System launches - Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26990-eu-deforestation-regulation-information-system-launches-environment.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2026-03-27 | [Environment & Climate Change Laws and Regulations Report 2026 03 An Analysis of the EU Deforestation Regulation and Forest-Risk Commodities Legislation in the UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20174-environment-and-climate-change-laws-and-regulations-report-2026-03-an-analysis.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2021-07-06 | [Environmental group demands tougher legislation against ‘imported deforestation’ linked to illicit soy farming \| Clean Energy Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46094-environmental-group-demands-tougher-legislation-against-imported-deforestation.md) | -1.3% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-01-15 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: considerations for commodities traders - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32131-eu-deforestation-regulation-considerations-for-commodities-traders-lexology.md) | +1.5% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2024-12-06 | [EU Deforestation Regulation Information System launches - Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26990-eu-deforestation-regulation-information-system-launches-environment.md) | -0.3% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2026-03-27 | [Environment & Climate Change Laws and Regulations Report 2026 03 An Analysis of the EU Deforestation Regulation and Forest-Risk Commodities Legislation in the UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20174-environment-and-climate-change-laws-and-regulations-report-2026-03-an-analysis.md) | -2.6% | +0.0% |
| SBM | 2021-07-06 | [Environmental group demands tougher legislation against ‘imported deforestation’ linked to illicit soy farming \| Clean Energy Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46094-environmental-group-demands-tougher-legislation-against-imported-deforestation.md) | -5.8% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- bruegel.org: https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/extra-time-deforestation-lessons-future-eu-environmental-legislation

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