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An EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation
European added value assessment
An EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation
European added value assessment
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Deforestation caused by agricultural activity is continuing at an alarming rate, threatening irreplaceable tropical forests that, among other things, are crucial for fighting climate change. The EU bears its share of responsibility for this environmental loss, as it is one of the major importers of several forest-risk commodities. To date, action has been taken at different levels to stop commodity-driven deforestation. Nevertheless, the impact on forest loss has been low as deforestation continues and new hot spots occur. There has been a recent commitment at EU level to propose new measures to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market. This European added value assessment (EAVA) accompanies the European Parliament's own-initiative legislative report calling on the European Commission to take legislative action on the matter. The EAVA looks at why EU action is needed and analyses four potential demand-side regulatory policy options at EU level. A quantitative analysis reveals that to varying extents, all options have the potential to reduce EU-driven deforestation and associated carbon emissions, while having a relatively small impact on the EU economy.
- Published:
- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (European Parliament)
- Personal author(s): Heflich, Aleksandra ; Suta, Cornelia ; Dellaccio, Ornella ; Vu, An ; Pollitt, Hector
- Themes: Forestry , Approximation of legislation
- Subject: climate change policy , deforestation , European forestry policy , forest conservation , regulatory policy , sustainable agriculture , sustainable forest management
ISBN
978-92-846-7016-1
DOI
10.2861/30417
Catalogue number
QA-02-20-627-EN-N
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-846-7016-1 | DOI 10.2861/30417 | Catalogue number QA-02-20-627-EN-N |
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