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EU's Anti-Deforestation Law at Risk from Trade Deals

9/6/2025

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The EU's anti-deforestation law may weaken due to trade deals with the US and Mercosur.
It mandates proof that products like beef and palm oil come from deforestation-free land after 2020.
The US seeks a 'negligible risk' classification to exempt its companies from due diligence.
Delays in the law's implementation could significantly increase global deforestation rates.
Environmentalists caution that preferential treatment for the US could compromise the law's conservation goals.

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The EU's anti-deforestation law may weaken due to trade deals with the US and Mercosur.
It mandates proof that products like beef and palm oil come from deforestation-free land after 2020.
The US seeks a 'negligible risk' classification to exempt its companies from due diligence.
Delays in the law's implementation could significantly increase global deforestation rates.
Environmentalists caution that preferential treatment for the US could compromise the law's conservation goals.