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Time for change: Recommendations for action during the proposed EUDR postponement

Three months before the planned implementation of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free products, the European Commission proposed to postpone the implementation by twelve months. The announcement raised the temperature in the debate on this regulation. We put forward suggestions, base...

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Main Authors: Zabel, Astrid, Afriyie-Kraft, Lydia, Avana-Tientcheu, Marie Louise, Bantider, Amare, Breu, Thomas, Bürgi Bonanomi, Elisabeth, Eckert, Sandra, Ivanova, Yovita, Montoya-Zumaeta, Javier G., Musselli, Irene, Oberlack, Christoph, Providoli, Isabelle, Solar, Jimena, Sonderegger, Gabi, Zeleke, Gete
Format: Journal Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2025
Subjects:
smallholders-smallholder farmers
value chains
deforestation
regulations
trade agreements
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173206
Summary:Three months before the planned implementation of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free products, the European Commission proposed to postpone the implementation by twelve months. The announcement raised the temperature in the debate on this regulation. We put forward suggestions, based on scientific knowledge as well as current EUDR research and implementation projects, on how the 12-month phasing-in period could be used wisely to promote sustainability transitions in deforestation-risk value chains.

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