# The European Commission’s new proposed deforestation regulation - what does it mean for indigenous peoples and forest communities? - Business and Human Rights Centre

> The Forest Peoples Programme says the Commission's 17 November deforestation proposal is ambitious but has gaps on human rights and indigenous land tenure. It covers cattle, palm oil, soy, wood, cocoa and coffee.

- Date: 2021-12-08 · published 2021-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43614-the-european-commission-s-new-proposed-deforestation-regulation-what-does-it
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The proposal's scope on any deforestation, not just illegal clearing, could tighten EU sourcing of soy and palm oil, though the rights critique does not itself change near-term supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-08-12 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: European Commission provides further clarity for businesses ahead of its entry into force at the end of 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17930-eu-deforestation-regulation-european-commission-provides-further-clarity-for.md) | +4.6% | +12.9% |
| SOY | 2024-12-04 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: an update and what it means for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26993-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-an-update-and-what-it-means-for-companies.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-03-10 | [Certification schemes let forest destruction into EU market - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48154-certification-schemes-let-forest-destruction-into-eu-market-business-and-human.md) | -1.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-10-15 | [The European Union Deforestation Regulation’s Uneven Impact: Who is exposed and what are the costs? \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17132-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-s-uneven-impact-who-is-exposed-and.md) | -1.4% | — |
| SOY | 2020-10-22 | [Report of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50658-report-of-the-european-parliament-s-committee-on-the-environment-public-health.md) | -1.4% | +9.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-04 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: an update and what it means for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26993-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-an-update-and-what-it-means-for-companies.md) | -0.7% | -14.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-17 | [Letter to European Commission on Land Rights in FERCs Regulation Proposal \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47103-letter-to-european-commission-on-land-rights-in-fercs-regulation-proposal-human.md) | -2.5% | -15.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-10 | [Certification schemes let forest destruction into EU market - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48154-certification-schemes-let-forest-destruction-into-eu-market-business-and-human.md) | +2.5% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- business-humanrights.org: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/the-european-commissions-new-proposed-deforestation-regulation-what-does-it-mean-for-indigenous-peoples-and-forest-communities/

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