Trase: maintaining momentum towards deforestation-free supply chains

Trase argues that the postponement of the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) to 30 December 2025 should be used to refine benchmarking systems, strengthen national traceability in producer countries, and ensure EU member states are resourced for enforcement. The organization emphasizes the need for risk classifications that distinguish between subnational regions and commodities to avoid excluding smallholders and creating two-tier markets.

• The European Union has postponed the implementation of the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) by one year, moving the date to 30 December 2025, while rejecting amendments that would have weakened the law.
• The European Commission needs to prioritize the delivery of IT and benchmarking systems, specifically using risk classifications that differentiate between specific commodities and regions within countries rather than applying broad national labels.
• To prevent the creation of a two-tier market and the exclusion of smallholders, the Commission should partner with producer countries to strengthen national traceability systems and support the sustainable management of at-risk forests.
• EU member states must ensure they are sufficiently resourced for enforcement; currently, five countries have not yet nominated competent authorities, including Poland, which has the seventh-highest exposure to imported deforestation in the EU27.
• Brazil and Indonesia are identified as significant countries for EU deforestation exposure that possess valuable experience in land-use legislation, monitoring, and corporate transparency that other nations could emulate.

APA

Bellfield, H., & Vasconcelos, A. (2024). Trase: maintaining momentum towards deforestation-free supply chains. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/trase-maintaining-momentum-towards-deforestation-free-supply-chains/

Chicago

Bellfield, Helen, and André Vasconcelos. Trase: maintaining momentum towards deforestation-free supply chains. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2024. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/trase-maintaining-momentum-towards-deforestation-free-supply-chains/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bellfield2024trase, author = {Bellfield, Helen and Vasconcelos, André}, title = {{Trase: maintaining momentum towards deforestation-free supply chains}}, publisher = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/perspectives/trase-maintaining-momentum-towards-deforestation-free-supply-chains/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }