EUDR Engagement

About the project

The project “Engagement with Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam to raise awareness on and to promote better understanding of the EU approach to reducing EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation” (EUDR Engagement) focuses on communication and dialogue with political stakeholders, smallholders, the private sector and civil society on the new EU-regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) and its implications in Southeast Asia.

 

The EUDR Engagement project is co-funded by the European Commission (FPI, DG ENV) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for 24 months until August 2025. 

What smallholders need to know about the EUDR in 5 Minutes

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Countries of Implementation

Overarching Aim

In Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam, the project supports stepped up engagement and inclusive dialogue on deforestation-free supply chains as well as on the EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). It focuses on its core components such as due diligence, traceability and the benchmarking system, the EU’s supporting measures to create an enabling environment for forest preservation and traceable, deforestation-free supply chains in partner countries and the opportunities for smallholders, indigenous peoples and local communities in Southeast Asia. 


Activities of the Project

·    Provision of relevant sectoral expertise through studies related to the EUDR, including on relevant supporting measures and the interplay with national initiatives in the Southeast Asian partner countries.

·     Dialogue events with key stakeholders in all five countries on the EUDR, its accompanying measures, implications for the national context and ways forward for its successful implementation.

·     Communication to advance knowledge and awareness on the EUDR among key stakeholders in the partner countries in multiple national languages.

 

The activities in each country are designed in response to the national context and requests voiced by political partners and other stakeholders. 

Partners

Region:

(Lower) Kafue Catchment Ecosystem

Target group:

Farmers and community forest management groups

Key activities:
  • Support community forest management groups in the
    sustainable management of natural resources and livelihood creation
  • Support farmers to produce soy in line with the EUDR and increase productivity, and implement transparency and traceability pilots
Commodities:
Region:

Lampung, West Kalimantan, and Central Sulawesi

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, private sector, and civil society organizations along the value chains

Key activities:
  • Empowering Smallholder Farmers and Farmer Organizations by facilitating traceability and legality, building capacity on Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), and strengthening farmer organizations, ensuring inclusive support for both men and women farmers.
  • Promoting sustainable practices and collaboration by supporting village HCV/HCS conservation efforts, testing and strengthening the National Dashboard for traceability and legality, and fostering national and regional exchanges.
Commodities:
Coming soon
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Region:

Provinces of Orellana and Sucumbíos

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, women, indigenous people and youth

Key activities:
  • Promoting Multi Stakeholder Dialogues
  • Improving traceabilty systems
Commodities:
Region:

Xingu territory, State of Pará

Target group:

Family farmers

Key activities:
  • Improve market access; value creation and access to finance
  • Integrate farmers into tracability systems
Commodities:
Global activities