# How can the European Union ensure that its trade doesn't cause more deforestation? - Fern

> Fern recommends that EU trade agreements under negotiation with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines include binding provisions to prevent increased deforestation and protect community land rights. It proposes roadmaps, civil society monitoring and dispute resolution mechanisms. The group argues that current EU trade policy contributes to deforestation through commodity demand.

- Date: 2019-08-06 · published 2019-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57632-how-can-the-european-union-ensure-that-its-trade-doesn-and-039-t-cause-more
- 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

Tougher forest conditions in EU trade deals could raise compliance costs for palm oil and other tropical commodity exporters, but the proposals are advocacy positions with no immediate price effect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-09-13 | [How can the EU avoid actually importing deforestation? – FarmEurope](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57130-how-can-the-eu-avoid-actually-importing-deforestation-farmeurope.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2024-09-26 | [Is the European Union Deforestation Regulation WTO-Proof? – ECIPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28330-is-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-wto-proof-ecipe.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2021-03-29 | [Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48152-mapping-policy-for-how-the-eu-can-reduce-its-impact-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.9% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2023-07-20 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35077-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-fern.md) | +3.7% | -10.5% |
| SOY | 2017-06-26 | [Blog: How can EU policies halt deforestation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70525-blog-how-can-eu-policies-halt-deforestation-fern.md) | +4.2% | +10.3% |
| SBM | 2021-01-13 | [The EU's watershed deforestation moment? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49162-the-eu-and-039-s-watershed-deforestation-moment-fern.md) | -3.0% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2019-09-13 | [How can the EU avoid actually importing deforestation? – FarmEurope](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57130-how-can-the-eu-avoid-actually-importing-deforestation-farmeurope.md) | -1.3% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2017-06-26 | [Blog: How can EU policies halt deforestation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70525-blog-how-can-eu-policies-halt-deforestation-fern.md) | +3.7% | +11.0% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/how-can-the-european-union-ensure-that-its-trade-doesnt-cause-more-deforestation-2005/

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