# Seven steps to curb deforestation and enhance forest protection: Looking beyond EU-only solutions

> Feed industry associations COCERAL, Fediol and FEFAC published an op-ed on Euractiv calling for the EU to support producer countries in improving practices rather than relying on bans to curb deforestation. They propose a set of seven steps for no-deforestation supply chains.

- Date: 2021-02-19 · published 2021-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48667-seven-steps-to-curb-deforestation-and-enhance-forest-protection-looking-beyond
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The argument favors certification and engagement over import bans, which would limit how quickly EU protein and oilseed sourcing rules tighten. Near-term price effects are minimal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-01-16 | [Can a deforestation driver become a forest protector? \| Water, Land and Ecosystems](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73005-can-a-deforestation-driver-become-a-forest-protector-water-land-and-ecosystems.md) | +3.3% | +3.2% |
| SBM | 2025-08-23 | [Commission provides guidance on deforestation law - EU Perspectives](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23342-commission-provides-guidance-on-deforestation-law-eu-perspectives.md) | -3.5% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2021-04-26 | [On the EU’s plate every day: deforestation and natural destruction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47636-on-the-eu-s-plate-every-day-deforestation-and-natural-destruction.md) | +1.2% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2020-06-18 | [Deforestation in Amazon, MEPs call on EU not to be complicit in it \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52640-deforestation-in-amazon-meps-call-on-eu-not-to-be-complicit-in-it-agence-europe.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| SBM | 2018-03-21 | [On UN Forests Day, new studies put EU in position to take action on deforestation - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66018-on-un-forests-day-new-studies-put-eu-in-position-to-take-action-on.md) | +3.0% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- euractiv.com: https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/opinion/seven-steps-to-curb-deforestation-and-enhance-forest-protection-looking-beyond-eu-only-solutions/

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