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EU Weighs Another Year’s Delay to Deforestation Law as 2024 Forest Loss Hits 8.1 Million Hectares

The Commission cites IT system capacity, with NGOs warning of weaker protections and massive tree losses.

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Die weltweite Waldzerstörung ist einem Bericht von Wissenschaftlern und Aktivisten zufolge seit Beginn des Jahrzehnts kaum zurückgegangen. Im vergangenen Jahr wurde eine Fläche der weltweiten Wälder abgeholzt, die größer ist als Schottland.
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Overview

  • The European Commission has proposed postponing the EU Deforestation Regulation by one year, a move that still requires approval from the European Parliament and Council.
  • The regulation would bar imports tied to land deforested or degraded since 2021 and require companies to submit geographic coordinates to trace supply chains.
  • The Forest Declaration Assessment 2025 reports about 8.1 million hectares of forest lost in 2024, underscoring limited progress toward the 2030 deforestation halt.
  • EU consumption is linked to roughly 190,000 hectares of forest loss annually, with Germany ranked second to the Netherlands in EU-related deforestation.
  • Germany’s agriculture minister backs a delay and industry groups call the rules impractical for small and mid-sized firms, while WWF and report authors warn a postponement could dilute safeguards and cost more than 30 million trees.