Businesses and NGOs call on Commission to avoid reopening EUDR following April review
A coalition of businesses and environmental groups, including Nestlé, Danone, Barry Callebaut, Rainforest Alliance and others, have called on the…
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Current forest policies may undermine net-zero goals, study suggests
National forest regulations, particularly in the Amazon region, may undermine global targets to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, a new…
European lawmakers reach agreement on EU Deforestation Regulation amendments
The European Commission has announced that the European Parliament and the Council have reached a ‘provisional political agreement’ on the…
Postponement of EUDR enables deforestation laggards to buy more time, says Mighty Earth
The Council of the European Union has adopted its negotiating mandate on a targeted revision of the EU Deforestation Regulation…
Coalition calls for urgent implementation of EUDR
A coalition of companies, non-governmental and multi-stakeholder organisations has called on the European Union to urgently implement the EU Deforestation…
‘Workaround’ on implementation protects EUDR’s core principles, says WRI
The announcement by the European Commission that it is proposing targeted measures to ensure the timely implementation of the EU…
EPP Group hails EUDR postponement, Socialists & Democrats deem delay ‘unacceptable’
The conservative European People’s Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament has welcomed the proposal to postpone what it describes…
Earthqualizer announces milestone in forest protection
Earthqualizer, a non-profit focused on sustainability and social equity in landscapes affected by deforestation, has achieved a notable milestone, by…
Standard Chartered to support forest conservation in Brazilian state of Acre
Standard Chartered has announced a five-year agreement with the government of the state of Acre in Brazil, to sell high-integrity…
Silvania appoints CEO to advance its nature restoration agenda
Race To Belém co-founder Silvania has appointed a new chief executive, Eelco Hoekstra, as it seeks to expand its global…