# Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation

> Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Louvain evaluated over 1,000 policy proposals for reducing EU-linked tropical deforestation. They found broad support for some measures, while stricter import restrictions had weaker support.

- Date: 2021-03-29 · published 2021-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48152-mapping-policy-for-how-the-eu-can-reduce-its-impact-on-tropical-deforestation
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The study signals which EU measures on palm oil, soybeans and beef imports are politically feasible, giving a sense of the likely direction of future feed-ingredient trade rules. Any binding outcome is still years away, so price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | -2.7% | -0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-06 | [Driving forward European action on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58615-driving-forward-european-action-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | -3.2% | -3.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-04 | [Deforestation: what could be the market impact of new EU ban?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41420-deforestation-what-could-be-the-market-impact-of-new-eu-ban.md) | -10.5% | -10.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-11 | [EU consumption drives ‘import’ of tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59612-eu-consumption-drives-import-of-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.1% | -8.8% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | -2.0% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | +3.1% | +14.0% |
| SOY | 2019-06-06 | [Driving forward European action on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58615-driving-forward-european-action-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2022-05-04 | [Deforestation: what could be the market impact of new EU ban?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41420-deforestation-what-could-be-the-market-impact-of-new-eu-ban.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2021-03-policy-eu-impact-tropical-deforestation.html

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