EU Delays Anti-Deforestation Law by One Year
On November 19th in Brussels, EU member states decided to postpone the implementation of the law against imported deforestation for another year. Initially set to take effect at the end of 2025, it has now been pushed back to not earlier than the end of 2026, as reported by AFP. This law aims to restrict the marketing within Europe of products such as cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, rubber, and timber that originate from lands deforested after 2020.
Propelled by Germany and Austria, who have expressed significant criticism of the plan, the Twenty-Seven have also agreed to a review in April 2026, potentially opening the door for renegotiation of the text even before it comes into force.
This delay marks yet another setback, as the EU had previously postponed the implementation last year, citing technical difficulties in setting up the product traceability system. At that time, the European Commission had proposed, and ultimately endorsed, a delay to allow companies time to adapt to the new traceability requirements.
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The postponement this year has reignited tensions around the issue. Several importing countries and agribusiness sectors have criticized the mechanism as being too costly, while NGOs perceive these delays as a deliberate weakening of the Green Deal, which aims for the continent to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. They now openly question the EU’s real commitment to enforcing this legislation, which had been hailed as pioneering.
The stakes are high: according to a report on products linked to deforestation, the European Union is responsible for 16% of global deforestation through its imports, making it the world’s second-largest contributor to forest destruction, just behind China.
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