# Ecologist Special Report: EU must back up its words with action on deforestation

> The Ecologist urges the European Union to act against deforestation driven by its consumption, including shutting its market to illegal timber. It notes that world leaders pledged in 2015 to halt deforestation by 2020. The article says the European Commission will host a high-level conference on illegal logging that month.

- Date: 2017-06-18 · published 2017-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70529-ecologist-special-report-eu-must-back-up-its-words-with-action-on-deforestation
- 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

The piece is advocacy with no binding measure, so it signals possible future EU import restrictions on forest-risk goods but does not move prices now.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-12-05 | [EU action on deforestation welcome but must include binding regulation - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61584-eu-action-on-deforestation-welcome-but-must-include-binding-regulation-eia.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2019-08-02 | [EU unveils 'Action Plan' on Deforestation \| Both ENDS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57625-eu-unveils-action-plan-on-deforestation-both-ends.md) | +2.1% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2019-02-28 | [Stepping up EU action on deforestation and forest degradation – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60626-stepping-up-eu-action-on-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-global-canopy.md) | -1.5% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2020-12-14 | [Record submissions to public consultation urge EU to act on deforestation \| Both ENDS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49669-record-submissions-to-public-consultation-urge-eu-to-act-on-deforestation-both.md) | +5.1% | +22.5% |
| SOY | 2026-02-19 | [Reports: EU to add more products to deforestation-linked imports ban - edie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20610-reports-eu-to-add-more-products-to-deforestation-linked-imports-ban-edie.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2019-08-02 | [EU unveils 'Action Plan' on Deforestation \| Both ENDS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57625-eu-unveils-action-plan-on-deforestation-both-ends.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2021-01-10 | [WWF and Trase report on EU deforestation footprint mobilises support for EUDR - Impact stories - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49160-wwf-and-trase-report-on-eu-deforestation-footprint-mobilises-support-for-eudr.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2018-03-22 | [#ClientEarth: Two new Commission studies pave the way for EU action on deforestation - EU Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66019-clientearth-two-new-commission-studies-pave-the-way-for-eu-action-on.md) | +1.9% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- theecologist.org: https://theecologist.org/2017/jun/19/ecologist-special-report-eu-must-back-its-words-action-deforestation

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