# Placing Forests at the Heart of the SDGs - Impakter

> An opinion piece from FERN argues that forests and the rights of forest-dependent communities should be central to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It cites SDG 15 and the 1.6 billion people who depend on forests.

- Date: 2017-09-11 · published 2017-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68984-placing-forests-at-the-heart-of-the-sdgs-impakter
- 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

This is advocacy commentary without a supply or demand event, so it has no direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-09-06 | [Major players join forces to place sustainability at the heart of global commodity supply chains \| GEF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68986-major-players-join-forces-to-place-sustainability-at-the-heart-of-global.md) | -1.7% | -0.5% |
| 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 | 2023-02-10 | [The EU’s quest to save the world’s forests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37358-the-eu-s-quest-to-save-the-world-s-forests.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2021-09-14 | [EU mulling rules to stop import of ‘deforestation’ products – EUobserver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45098-eu-mulling-rules-to-stop-import-of-deforestation-products-euobserver.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2022-04-14 | [Clear definitions: the core of a strong EU regulation to address deforestation and related impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41869-clear-definitions-the-core-of-a-strong-eu-regulation-to-address-deforestation.md) | +4.3% | -0.9% |
| SBM | 2023-09-01 | [Global impact of the EU’s anti-deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34617-global-impact-of-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law.md) | -3.5% | -5.8% |
| SBM | 2022-04-14 | [Clear definitions: the core of a strong EU regulation to address deforestation and related impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41869-clear-definitions-the-core-of-a-strong-eu-regulation-to-address-deforestation.md) | +2.1% | -12.4% |
| SBM | 2025-07-18 | [Earth observation as enabler for implementing the EU regulation on deforestation-free products \| npj Climate Action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23777-earth-observation-as-enabler-for-implementing-the-eu-regulation-on.md) | +1.1% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- impakter.com: https://impakter.com/forests-at-heart-sdgs/

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