Forests are life. They’re home to over 80% of the world’s land-based species and help keep our climate stable. But right now, they’re being destroyed to grow the food on our plates — like soy-fed meat, palm oil, and chocolate. In response, the EU created a powerful law to keep deforestation-linked goods out of European markets.
That law — the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) — was supposed to kick in last year. But after pushback from industry and governments, the EU delayed it. Now big companies don’t need to comply until the end of 2025, and smaller ones even later.
That delay has consequences. Every minute we wait, more forest is lost. Communities who’ve protected these lands for generations — especially Indigenous peoples — are left exposed, without a guarantee their voices will be heard or their land rights respected.
The EU has the tools to lead the world in stopping deforestation. What it needs is the political will to follow through. We’re calling on the European Commission and Parliament to uphold the law’s original goals, ensure real enforcement, support Indigenous rights, and demand full transparency from the companies profiting from forest destruction.
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