{"id":3744,"date":"2025-04-30T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T01:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/?post_type=analyses&#038;p=3744"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:11:39","slug":"unpacking-european-union-deforestation-regulation","status":"publish","type":"analyses","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/publications\/unpacking-european-union-deforestation-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking the European Union Deforestation Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"o-section o-section--small-margin o-section--wysiwyg paragraph paragraph--type--wysiwyg paragraph--view-mode--default component-63053\">\n<div class=\"u-container\">\n<section class=\"o-section__content o-content-from-editor js-content-from-editor\" lang=\"en\">The EUDR seeks to reduce and address deforestation by requiring that specific commodities and products associated with deforestation are both deforestation-free and legally produced before being placed on or exported from the EU market. Compliance will be required starting December 2025 or June 2026, depending on the size of the operators or traders. Non-compliance may lead to fines, product seizures, or market bans.SMEs are particularly affected: They make up 90% of EUDR-related importers, and 80% to 90% of forest-related businesses in developing countries are small and locally run, providing over half of the sector\u2019s jobs.This brief breaks down the EUDR\u2019s obligations for operators and SMEs and outlines the role of VSSs in supporting compliance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" style=\"background-color: #5abc89;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/system\/files\/2025-04\/unpacking-european-union-deforestation-regulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DOWNLOAD INSIGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This explainer breaks down EUDR requirements, provides an overview of steps that SMEs must take to ensure compliance, and highlights VSSs as a recognized tool to support compliance by the EU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":3745,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3744","analyses","type-analyses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","analyses-category-insights-commentaries"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication\/3744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/analyses"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}