# Leaked EU anti-deforestation law contains loopholes, incl. omission of fragile ecosystems, and environmentally impactful products like maize & rubber, say campaigners - Business and Human Rights Centre

> Campaigners say a leaked EU impact assessment omits endangered grasslands and wetlands such as Brazil's Cerrado and Pantanal, along with rubber and maize. They argue the draft has significant loopholes ahead of the expected December publication.

- Date: 2021-09-15 · published 2021-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45105-leaked-eu-anti-deforestation-law-contains-loopholes-incl-omission-of-fragile
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The campaign-driven debate over soy and beef linked to deforestation, and the exclusion of maize, shapes how EU feed-chain sourcing rules may evolve, a low-magnitude long-term factor.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-12-08 | [The European Commission’s new proposed deforestation regulation - what does it mean for indigenous peoples and forest communities? - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43614-the-european-commission-s-new-proposed-deforestation-regulation-what-does-it.md) | +0.7% | +10.7% |
| SOY | 2019-07-25 | [EU moves to tackle deforestation caused by chocolate and other products \| Environmental sustainability \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58115-eu-moves-to-tackle-deforestation-caused-by-chocolate-and-other-products.md) | -3.0% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2021-09-14 | [Leaked EU anti-deforestation law omits fragile grasslands and wetlands  \| Deforestation \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45099-leaked-eu-anti-deforestation-law-omits-fragile-grasslands-and-wetlands.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2025-10-22 | [European Commission Maintains 30 December 2025 Application Date for EU Deforestation Regulation \| Environment, Land & Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22427-european-commission-maintains-30-december-2025-application-date-for-eu.md) | +4.6% | +11.9% |
| CORN | 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) | +2.1% | +15.0% |
| CORN | 2023-01-23 | [The origins of deforestation-risk commodities linked to the EU market - AidEnvironment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37814-the-origins-of-deforestation-risk-commodities-linked-to-the-eu-market.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2021-10-07 | [European Union considers measures to stop the sale of products from deforested land - October 2022 \| New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44588-european-union-considers-measures-to-stop-the-sale-of-products-from-deforested.md) | -2.7% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- business-humanrights.org: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/leaked-eu-anti-deforestation-law-contains-loopholes-incl-omission-of-fragile-ecosystems-and-environmentally-impactful-products-like-maize-rubber-say-campaigners/

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