EUDR compliance costs place disproportionate burden on producer countries, study finds

New academic research examining the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) concludes that the regulation’s compliance model places a significant share of costs on producer countries, particularly in the tropical timber sector. The EUDR was designed to prevent products linked to deforestation or forest degradation from entering the European market. While the formal due diligence obligation lies with operators placing products on the EU market, compliance depends on detailed information originating in exporting countries. Producers must provide geolocation coordinates of harvest plots, legality documentation, supply chain traceability and proof that products are not associated with recent ...