Having officially come into force in June 2023, the European Union’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) is one of the primary instruments the European Union (EU) employs in addressing the nature-related impacts of its agricultural imports. Part of the EU’s Green Deal initiative, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) aims to address deforestation and nature degradation involved in the value chains of products entering the European common market. Specifically, the measure targets the cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, wood, rubber, and cattle value chains due to their impacts on critically endangered ecosystems around the world. Indeed, the soy and cattle value chains have been identified among the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon, while palm oil extraction has been irrevocably linked to land degradation in the Indonesian and Malaysian peatlands. Within this context, the EU’s Deforestation Regulation has come to be highly regarded by environmentalists and enviroment-focused civil society organizations as an important step in the right direction. By barring the entrance of these products into the European commodities market, the EU hopes to reduce its deforestation footprint.

While the EUDR has been received with overwhelming optimism by some, it has been a cause of concern to others. By targeting products linked to deforestation in ecosystems such as the Peatlands in Malaysia and Indonesia, the Amazon Rainforest in........

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