# Where are forests in Europe’s plans to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality? - Fern

> Fern commentary reviews the EU's newly released communications on its plans to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals, arguing forests are underplayed. The article questions what details are omitted from the plans.

- Date: 2016-11-23 · published 2016-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73861-where-are-forests-in-europe-s-plans-to-make-the-sustainable-development-goals-a
- 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

EU sustainability commitments may later shape commodity sourcing rules, but this commentary describes no concrete measure that would move feed or oilseed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-15 | [The European Union Deforestation Regulation’s Uneven Impact: Who is exposed and what are the costs? \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17132-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-s-uneven-impact-who-is-exposed-and.md) | -1.4% | — |
| SOY | 2022-03-02 | [WTO Committee Discusses EU Plans to Combat Deforestation \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42299-wto-committee-discusses-eu-plans-to-combat-deforestation-international.md) | -0.1% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2022-06-07 | [Due Diligence Requirements to Tackle Deforestation: An overview of the EU and British proposals \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40966-due-diligence-requirements-to-tackle-deforestation-an-overview-of-the-eu-and.md) | +0.5% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-05 | [The EU Deforestation-free Regulation in a Nutshell \| Sustainability in Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30267-the-eu-deforestation-free-regulation-in-a-nutshell-sustainability-in-business.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2024-03-05 | [EUDR: Is the food industry ready to prove its supply chains are deforestation-free?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31226-eudr-is-the-food-industry-ready-to-prove-its-supply-chains-are-deforestation.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2024-03-05 | [EUDR: Is the food industry ready to prove its supply chains are deforestation-free?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31226-eudr-is-the-food-industry-ready-to-prove-its-supply-chains-are-deforestation.md) | +0.6% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2018-04-24 | [REPORT on transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests \| A8-0249/2018 \| European Parliament](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65521-report-on-transparent-and-accountable-management-of-natural-resources-in.md) | +5.5% | +2.0% |
| SBM | 2019-08-12 | [Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests. – FarmEurope](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57627-stepping-up-eu-action-to-protect-and-restore-the-world-s-forests-farmeurope.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/where-are-forests-in-europes-plans-to-make-the-sustainable-development-goals-a-reality-316/

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