# EU’s trade deals can put an end to deforestation

> An Euractiv opinion column by Fazlun Khalid argues the EU should use a stick-and-carrot approach in trade deals to end deforestation. It cites a WWF report linking deforestation to COVID-19 and warns against simply boycotting problematic commodities.

- Date: 2020-07-10 · published 2020-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52143-eu-s-trade-deals-can-put-an-end-to-deforestation
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The column is opinion on trade policy and adds no new measure, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-09-11 | [European Parliament calls for tangible EU measures to help put an end to deforestation \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63050-european-parliament-calls-for-tangible-eu-measures-to-help-put-an-end-to.md) | -1.2% | +4.3% |
| 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 | 2026-03-04 | [EU Proposes to Trim Anti-Deforestation Rules to Ease Rollout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20178-eu-proposes-to-trim-anti-deforestation-rules-to-ease-rollout.md) | +2.7% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2024-12-01 | [EU lawmakers seek change to deforestation law and approve delay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27445-eu-lawmakers-seek-change-to-deforestation-law-and-approve-delay.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- euractiv.com: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/eus-trade-deals-can-put-an-end-to-deforestation/

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