Preparedness check of Lao Coffee for the EU Deforestation Regulation

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…

A Guide for Integrating GEDSI into the Agricultural Supply Chain

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,…

Use of national and global forest cover maps to assess deforestation risks in the context of the EUDR. A case study from Viet Nam

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….

Assessment on the current status of EUDR preparedness and potential co-benefits for selected Supply Chain Actors in Viet Nam’s coffee, rubber, and timber value chain

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…

Technical Summary Report TEI Eurotrip – EUDR in Practice

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…

WWF GUIDE TO TRACEABILITY: Understanding, improving, and implementing traceability for key forest & agricultural commodities

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…

Deforestation made in Italy – Le responsabilità delle imprese e dei consumatori italiani nella deforestazione globale

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…

Coffee Barometer 2026

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…

Jurisdictional Dialogue #2 Malaysia: Awareness Training for Oil Palm Smallholders on EUDR Requirements

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…

Unlocking Scalable Financial and Incentive Mechanisms for Smallholders and Producers in Indonesia and Malaysia

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…

Inclusive Traceability Systems for EUDR Readiness for Independent Smallholders in Indonesia and Malaysia

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…

Forest monitoring good practices: inclusive smallholder data governance

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…

The Assurance Systems Evaluation Framework and Methodology

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…

Forest monitoring good practices: mapping tree crop commodities

This document sets out good practices for mapping tree crop commodities – such as cocoa, coffee, rubber, palm oil and agroforestry systems – using Earth observation and geospatial methods. The…

How the EUDR Is Already Driving Forest Governance Reform

Demand-side regulations, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), can be powerful catalysts for change when they send clear, credible, and consistently enforced market signals….

From Regulation to Reality: Implementing the EUDR in Brazilian-German Soy Supply Chains

This study analyses the practical implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in the Brazilian-German soy supply chain….

Shifts in Indonesia-EU timber trade show value of the EU Deforestation Regulation

This new research shows that the EUDR has already had a huge impact in making Europe’s timber trade more sustainable, and that many EU companies are well prepared for its…

Deforestation policies are failing to protect against a potentially bigger threat to the Brazilian Amazon

Earlier research found that between 2001 and 2018, net carbon emissions from forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon were comparable or even higher than those from deforestation itself….

Data shows regulation drives action: Forest 500 Report 2026

Global Canopy’s 12th annual Forest 500 report, reveals that the incoming EUDR has already shaped business expectations, galvanised investment and driven supply chain action….