# Supply Chain Laws to Fight Deforestation Must Back Indigenous Rights | Human Rights Watch

> Human Rights Watch commentary argues that proposed EU, UK and US laws restricting imports of commodities linked to deforestation should also protect Indigenous rights. The authors say the three markets drive about a quarter of deforestation linked to international trade. They criticise the UK plan for covering only deforestation that is illegal in the producing country.

- Date: 2021-08-09 · published 2021-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45584-supply-chain-laws-to-fight-deforestation-must-back-indigenous-rights-human
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter import rules on soy, beef and palm-linked products could shift sourcing and compliance costs for feed buyers, but the proposals are not yet law and have no immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-01-27 | [EU: To End Deforestation, Protect Land Rights \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43169-eu-to-end-deforestation-protect-land-rights-human-rights-watch.md) | +7.3% | +15.4% |
| SOY | 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) | +1.6% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [Round tables to inform deforestation-free supply chain policy - STTC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53659-round-tables-to-inform-deforestation-free-supply-chain-policy-sttc.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| 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 | 2024-01-15 | [Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains – 12 months left](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32132-regulation-on-deforestation-free-supply-chains-12-months-left.md) | +1.5% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- hrw.org: https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/09/supply-chain-laws-fight-deforestation-must-back-indigenous-rights

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