# Figueres calls for EU action plan on ‘imported deforestation’ | Rapporteur

> Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres urged the European Union to act against deforestation linked to imported agricultural goods such as beef, soy and palm oil. She called for an EU action plan on the issue.

- Date: 2017-09-18 · published 2017-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68981-figueres-calls-for-eu-action-plan-on-imported-deforestation-rapporteur
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A possible EU action plan could eventually tighten import rules on commodities tied to deforestation, which could affect soy, palm oil and beef trade flows. This is a call for policy, not an enacted measure, so the near-term price effect is small.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +1.2% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-27 | [EU imposes import ban on six goods to halt “imported deforestation” - Etifor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43170-eu-imposes-import-ban-on-six-goods-to-halt-imported-deforestation-etifor.md) | +0.9% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -0.7% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-17 | [EU proposes law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44100-eu-proposes-law-preventing-import-of-goods-linked-to-deforestation.md) | +2.0% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-19 | [Anti-deforestation legislation for EU exports - myNZTE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31732-anti-deforestation-legislation-for-eu-exports-mynzte.md) | +0.0% | +1.8% |
| 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 | 2018-11-14 | [Pressure mounts on EU to act as France calls for action on deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62074-pressure-mounts-on-eu-to-act-as-france-calls-for-action-on-deforestation-fern.md) | +1.6% | +4.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- climate-diplomacy.org: https://climate-diplomacy.org/magazine/environment/figueres-calls-eu-action-plan-imported-deforestation
- rapporteur.com: https://www.rapporteur.com/news/figueres-calls-for-eu-action-plan-on-imported-deforestation/

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