NEWS

A new law to combat deforestation has been agreed upon by the European Parliament and Council of the European Union. Once adopted and applied, the new law is designed to ensure that goods that enter the EU market will no longer contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and elsewhere in the world. However, the law would require unworkable geolocation that the American Hardwood Export Council and others have opposed.

Resources:

• European Commission: Green Deal: EU agrees law to fight global deforestation and forest degradation driven by EU production and consumption
• AHEC Comment on EU Deforestation Regulation (PDF)