The Chain: EU Proposals for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains Another Step in the Transformation of Agricultural Commodity Trade

The European Commission proposed measures to reduce deforestation globally and cut the EU's exposure to deforestation-linked commodities, using both regulatory and non-regulatory tools. The analysis notes that palm oil supply chains have largely adopted zero-deforestation criteria and that efforts are under way to extend the soy moratorium to the Cerrado.