Independent smallholders produce a significant share of the world’s palm oil but remain underrepresented in the traceable, certified, and compliant supply chains increasingly shaping market access. The Global Palm Oil…
The market conditions that helped drive sustainable palm oil over the past two decades are changing. The Global Palm Oil Outlook 2025 finds that future demand growth is increasingly concentrated…
The palm oil sector has built a substantial framework for sustainability over the past two decades through certification, corporate commitments, national standards, and, more recently, mandatory due diligence regulations. These…
The study examines through a desk research and interviews Thailand’s alignment with the EUDR by developing a clear understanding of the environmental and social risks facing its palm oil and…
The study examines through a multi-method approach the alignment of current traceability systems and sustainability standards used by supply chain actors in Thailand with the main EUDR requirements, focusing on…
Increasing due diligence requirements are shaping how producing countries maintain access to European markets. Within the FIT for FAIR project, cross-country learning sessions are organized to exchange experiences on operationalizing…
This report assesses forest and land-use monitoring systems in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in relation to the requirements of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). It aims to support…
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), in force since June 2023, prohibits placing coffee and other commodities on the EU market unless they are deforestation-free, legally produced, and supported by due…
Women play a pivotal role in production and post-harvest processing, which often significantly determines the size and quality of the final commodities produced (FAO, 2016). Integrating GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability,…
This study develops an EUDR-aligned 2020 forest boundary map for four pilot communes in Quang Trị province and compares it with GFC2020 v2, a global map of forest cover 2020….
The study synthesizes existing research and provided additional field evidence from the provinces of Lâm Đồng and Đắk Lắk (coffee), Đồng Nai (rubber) and Gia Lai (timber) to assess EUDR…
The Eurotrip is an outreach activity of the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) on Deforestation-Free Value Chains, which aims to support partner countries in their commitment to sustainable, deforestation-free and legal…
The purpose of this guide is to support companies, governments, tool developers, certification systems, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders in understanding and implementing effective traceability, with the larger goal…
Between 2005 and 2023, Italian consumption of palm oil, beef products, soy, wood, coffee, cocoa, and natural rubber has put approximately 594,000 hectares of forest at risk, equivalent to 100…
The 2026 Coffee Barometer delivers a 20-year retrospective exposing systemic industry flaws that keep producers vulnerable despite historic price highs. Marking a major shift from voluntary pledges to mandatory regulations…
This publication examines Malaysia’s efforts to strengthen smallholder readiness for compliance with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which requires deforestation-free supply chains for key commodities, including palm oil. Focusing…
This Knowledge Publication, developed for the fifth Regional Technical Dialogue (RTD#5) under the Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project, examines the urgent need for inclusive and scalable financing mechanisms…
This publication, convened by the Cocoa Sustainability Partnership (CSP), PISAgro, Solidaridad Indonesia and Malaysia, and the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA), presents the outcomes of Regional Technical Dialogue #4 on strengthening…
Digitalization is reshaping global supply chains, with regulations such as the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), corporate reporting, and certification systems increasingly relying on detailed farm-level data, including geolocation and…
Support for legal and traceable agricultural commodities and timber decoupled from deforestation Deforestation and forest degradation driven by the growing demand for agricultural commodities and wood products, have prompted governments…
Luwero, Nakaseke, Kassanda, Mubende, Bukomansimbi, Kyotera, Omoro, et Nwoya
Petits exploitants agricoles, commerçants, acteurs étatiques et non étatiques et transformateurs
Huánuco, Ucayali, Pasco et Junín
Acteurs publics et privés, notamment les entreprises exportatrices, les coopératives et les petits producteurs
Ngozi et Kayanza
Smallholders
Régions Centre, Sud-Ouest, Littoral, Sud, Est et Ouest
Petits exploitants agricoles, femmes, jeunes et peuples autochtones
Écosystème du bassin versant de Kafue (inférieur)
Agriculteurs et groupes de gestion des forêts communautaires
Lampung, Kalimantan Occidental et Sulawesi Central
Les petits exploitants agricoles, le secteur privé et les organisations de la société civile tout au long des chaînes de valeur
Son La, Gia Lai
Petits exploitants agricoles et groupes marginalisés
Réserve de biosphère de Yangambi, Parc National de la Salonga Nord, Parc National de la Salonga Sud, Parc National des Virunga, Parc National de Kahuzi-Biéga
Secteur public et privé
Provinces d’Orellana et Sucumbíos
Petits exploitants agricoles, femmes, peuples autochtones et jeunes
Territoire du Xingu, État du Pará
Familles de producteurs locaux