This information brief presents the results of a desk study validated across three countries and applied in a Training of Trainers (ToT) on the gendered and social dimensions of EUDR and relevant national legislation, risks to women and other marginalized actors in the supply chains, as well as opportunities for leveraging the EUDR for more equitable inclusion and benefit sharing.
Women, youth, Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), and other social-identity groups are active in all the priority value chains (cocoa, coffee, natural rubber, oil palm, soy, cattle and wood products), yet their roles are often invisible, informal, and precarious, limiting their capacities to participate in transitioning markets. Harnessing opportunities through the due diligence processes can help mitigate this risk.
We identify four strategic pathways for enhancing gender equity and intersectional inclusion in EUDR: Stakeholder engagement along with legal, data and market empowerment.
