# Forest rehab counters imported deforestation caused by your chocolate

> The European Investment Bank highlights a partnership with Côte d'Ivoire to rehabilitate degraded forests tied to cocoa production, which has cost the country about 60% of its forests in 25 years. The article frames new EU rules on imported deforestation as the backdrop.

- Date: 2021-05-12 · published 2021-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Côte d'Ivoire · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47105-forest-rehab-counters-imported-deforestation-caused-by-your-chocolate
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The story concerns cocoa sourcing and forest restoration, with no direct link to feed ingredient supply or prices. It has minimal relevance to feed commodity markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-10-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): A Guide for Importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28334-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-a-guide-for-importers.md) | -2.2% | -7.9% |
| SOY | 2017-09-18 | [Figueres calls for EU action plan on ‘imported deforestation’ \| Rapporteur](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68981-figueres-calls-for-eu-action-plan-on-imported-deforestation-rapporteur.md) | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2020-02-13 | [European Parliament calls for rules to end imported deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54635-european-parliament-calls-for-rules-to-end-imported-deforestation-fern.md) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2023-01-16 | [MEPs approve Parliament/Council agreement on ‘imported deforestation’ EU regulation \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37812-meps-approve-parliament-council-agreement-on-imported-deforestation-eu.md) | -3.1% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-22 | [EU brands just four countries as 'high risk' under deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24691-eu-brands-just-four-countries-as-high-risk-under-deforestation-law.md) | -1.0% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-05-22 | [EU brands just four countries as 'high risk' under deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24691-eu-brands-just-four-countries-as-high-risk-under-deforestation-law.md) | +0.1% | -3.0% |
| SBM | 2022-08-08 | [MOP 19: CBFP - FERN - CAFI: Summary of High-Level Roundtable on Imported Deforestation - CBFP - Congo Basin Forest Partnership](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40057-mop-19-cbfp-fern-cafi-summary-of-high-level-roundtable-on-imported.md) | +3.3% | -9.4% |
| SBM | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | -1.0% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- eib.org: https://www.eib.org/en/stories/imported-deforestation

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