# Lives and forests at risk: Indonesia shows flaws in EU’s plans to fight deforestation – POLITICO

> POLITICO reports that Southeast Asian activists say the EU's proposed deforestation rules are unrealistic and easy to bypass, especially in Indonesia. The proposal was tabled in November 2021.

- Date: 2021-12-20 · published 2021-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43617-lives-and-forests-at-risk-indonesia-shows-flaws-in-eu-s-plans-to-fight
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Doubts about enforcement suggest EU rules may not strongly restrict Indonesian palm oil flows, leaving the market impact limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-30 | [Industry warns against EU’s traceability plans to prevent deforestation – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40967-industry-warns-against-eu-s-traceability-plans-to-prevent-deforestation-politico.md) | -24.6% | -29.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-09-24 | [Commission insists no plans to delay anti-deforestation law \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28332-commission-insists-no-plans-to-delay-anti-deforestation-law-euronews.md) | +0.9% | +9.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-09-01 | [EU's Deforestation Regulation poses risks for companies and investors \| IFR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34124-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-poses-risks-for-companies-and-investors-ifr.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-05 | [EU resists calls to delay deforestation law, letter shows \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29291-eu-resists-calls-to-delay-deforestation-law-letter-shows-reuters.md) | -2.5% | -1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-04-14 | [A by-the-numbers look at how EU appetites drive deforestation – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47630-a-by-the-numbers-look-at-how-eu-appetites-drive-deforestation-politico.md) | +3.9% | +15.3% |

## Sources

- politico.eu: https://www.politico.eu/article/lives-forest-risk-indonesia-show-flaw-eu-plan-fight-deforestation/

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