# Can a deforestation driver become a forest protector? | Water, Land and Ecosystems

> An article discusses whether the European Union, a major importer of soy, beef, palm oil and other commodities linked to tropical deforestation, could change its policy through a proposed new Action Plan on Deforestation. It notes an EU study attributing 36 per cent of agricultural-commodity deforestation to EU demand.

- Date: 2017-01-16 · published 2017-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73005-can-a-deforestation-driver-become-a-forest-protector-water-land-and-ecosystems
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Proposed EU deforestation rules could eventually tighten sourcing requirements for soy and palm oil imports, a longer-term factor for feed protein and vegetable oil supply costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-02-19 | [Seven steps to curb deforestation and enhance forest protection: Looking beyond EU-only solutions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48667-seven-steps-to-curb-deforestation-and-enhance-forest-protection-looking-beyond.md) | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| SBM | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | -1.0% | -3.3% |
| 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 | 2025-08-23 | [Commission provides guidance on deforestation law - EU Perspectives](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23342-commission-provides-guidance-on-deforestation-law-eu-perspectives.md) | -3.5% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2025-05-22 | [EU brands just four countries as 'high risk' under deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24691-eu-brands-just-four-countries-as-high-risk-under-deforestation-law.md) | +0.1% | -3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-09 | [New laws are best way for EU to tackle deforestation \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65522-new-laws-are-best-way-for-eu-to-tackle-deforestation-clientearth.md) | -3.0% | -7.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-10-05 | [Demand is driving deforestation — what can companies do? \| Trellis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62556-demand-is-driving-deforestation-what-can-companies-do-trellis.md) | -2.1% | -4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | -4.2% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- archive.iwmi.org: https://archive.iwmi.org/wle/thrive/2017/01/16/can-deforestation-driver-become-forest-protector/

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