On the sidelines of the World Climate Conference in Brazil (COP30) in November 2025, Governments, NGOs and producers from 16 Global South countries and the EU gathered at the Altamira Summit, a global learning event under the Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-Free Value Chains. They took stock of progress towards deforestation-free production and EUDR compliance. 52 participants replied to a related inquiry by the Thünen Institute.