# New EU anti-deforestation regulation could make significant impact, but ignores taxes and human rights | Preferred by Nature

> Preferred by Nature says the EU's proposed anti-deforestation regulation could significantly reduce EU deforestation if implemented as proposed. It notes the proposal covers soy, timber, coffee, cocoa, beef and palm oil but omits taxes and human rights.

- Date: 2022-01-10 · published 2022-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43168-new-eu-anti-deforestation-regulation-could-make-significant-impact-but-ignores
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The proposed rules would require companies to show their supply chains avoid deforested land, which could restrict or add cost to soy and palm oil imports to Europe.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-02-21 | [EU: Member states call for delay of EU anti-deforestation law - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42740-eu-member-states-call-for-delay-of-eu-anti-deforestation-law-business-and-human.md) | +2.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2023-03-22 | [EU's deforestation regulation: challenges and opportunities for food companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36902-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-challenges-and-opportunities-for-food-companies.md) | +0.1% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2023-11-10 | [EU anti-deforestation law could affect 20% of Amazon soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33216-eu-anti-deforestation-law-could-affect-20-of-amazon-soy.md) | +2.4% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2022-01-14 | [European Commission proposes new set of measures to address deforestation, waste management and soil health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43166-european-commission-proposes-new-set-of-measures-to-address-deforestation-waste.md) | +3.6% | +15.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-21 | [Another step forward on the new “Zero-Deforestation” regulation - Etifor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39606-another-step-forward-on-the-new-zero-deforestation-regulation-etifor.md) | -4.8% | -7.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-21 | [EU: Member states call for delay of EU anti-deforestation law - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42740-eu-member-states-call-for-delay-of-eu-anti-deforestation-law-business-and-human.md) | +2.9% | +11.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-31 | [Critical Moment for the EU Anti-Deforestation Law \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26536-critical-moment-for-the-eu-anti-deforestation-law-human-rights-watch.md) | +2.1% | +6.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-12-23 | [RI palm oil industry could benefit from EU deforestation regulation - UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32719-ri-palm-oil-industry-could-benefit-from-eu-deforestation-regulation-ukri-gcrf.md) | -0.9% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- preferredbynature.org: https://www.preferredbynature.org/news/new-eu-anti-deforestation-regulation-could-make-significant-impact-ignores-taxes-and-human

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