That is an interesting theme. How should this be overcome. Or should it be at all?
That is an interesting theme. How should this be overcome. Or should it be at all?
Costa Rica aims to certify its entire coffee sector as deforestation-free to meet new EU rules. However, its "head start" masks a tougher road for other nations.
Can the rest of the world emulate this model, or will the EUDR leave resource-strapped producers behind?
Learn more in this report by Claudia Geib for #Mongabay. https://mongabay.cc/xeGMc7

Costa Rica’s famous coffee industry says it’s nearly ready for EUDR. The upcoming European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requires that all coffee shipped into the EU not come from recently deforested land, prompting Costa Rica to develop a pilot program with its largest coffee cooperative. The initial program provided tools and training to help growers, […]
Developed by researchers at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil’s Selo Verde platform offers a free public tool to check whether rural producers comply with environmental laws, including the upcoming EUDR.
Launched in Pará in 2021 and now used in several states, it cross-checks land use, deforestation, cattle transport and infractions. But experts say business uptake remains limited amid EUDR delays.
by Constance Malleret
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/in-brazil-a-free-platform-uses-government-data-to-track-eudr-compliance/

In 2020, a research paper published in the journal Science found that 20% of soy exports and at least 17% of beef exports from Brazil’s Cerrado and Amazon biomes to the European Union had been tainted by illegal deforestation. At the time, the EU was debating the EUDR, its regulation on deforestation-free products. Producer countries […]
🚫🪓 Stammen Holzkohle und Grillbriketts aus subtropischen oder tropischen Regionen, geht damit das Risiko illegaler #Entwaldung einher.
Deshalb wurden diese Produkte in den Geltungsbereich der EU-Verordnung über entwaldungsfreie Produkte #EUDR aufgenommen.
🔬 Um die Bestimmung der #Holzarten und damit die Umsetzung der EUDR zu unterstützen, hat das Thünen-Kompetenzzentrum Holzherkünfte mit dem Holzkohle-Atlas nun ein neues Regelwerk veröffentlicht.
Mehr Infos:
https://www.thuenen.de/Holzkohle
Italian Chocolate: Record Exports and New Nutraceutical Frontiers
Il Italian chocolate It confirms its strategic position as a Made in Italy agri-food asset, closing the two-year period 2024-2025 with a record performance …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiangourmet #Chocolate #EUDR #gourmet #gourmetfood #Italia #Italian #ItalianGourmet #Italiangourmetfood #italiano #italy #Nutraceutical
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2507199/italian-chocolate-record-exports-and-new-nutraceutical-frontiers/
New paper by CDE scientists shows:🌳The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) introduces strict due diligence and traceability requirements.
⚠️ But costs may fall unevenly on producers.
🔐 Data monetisation could help to offset compliance costs, but needs strong data protection.
Read the paper 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934126000146?dgcid=author
#EUDR #DeforestationRegulation #Deforestation #DataProtection