Identifying risks of deforestation and illegality in EU rubber imports

The document highlights the significant impact of natural rubber production on tropical forests, noting that deforestation in Southeast Asia is two to three times higher than previous estimates. It aims to support EU authorities in enforcing the EUDR by December 2025 and June 2026.

• Natural rubber production, mainly for tire manufacturing, has caused substantial tropical forest loss in Southeast Asia and West Africa, with Southeast Asian losses over the last 30 years exceeding 4 million hectares.
• Recent research indicates that the actual scale of deforestation caused by rubber is at least two to three times greater than earlier estimates.
• Under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), large companies must comply by December 2025 and SMEs by June 2026, ensuring rubber imports are deforestation-free since December 31, 2020, and legally produced.

APA

Jones, S. (2025). Identifying risks of deforestation and illegality in EU rubber imports. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/policy-briefing-identifying-risks-of-deforestation-forest-degradation-and-illegality-in-eu-natural-rubber-imports/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. Identifying risks of deforestation and illegality in EU rubber imports. Mighty Earth, 2025. https://mightyearth.org/article/policy-briefing-identifying-risks-of-deforestation-forest-degradation-and-illegality-in-eu-natural-rubber-imports/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jones2025identifying, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{Identifying risks of deforestation and illegality in EU rubber imports}}, institution = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/policy-briefing-identifying-risks-of-deforestation-forest-degradation-and-illegality-in-eu-natural-rubber-imports/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }