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Mark Titley

Senior Researcher

Trase

Mark is a conservation scientist and ecologist interested in the global drivers of biodiversity loss. He joined Trase in 2021, helping to map the international supply chains of commodities driving deforestation and assess their impacts on ecosystems. He also presents Trase at events, and helps companies, governments and financial institutions get the most out of our data. Before Trase, Mark completed a PhD exploring how the combination of land-use change and climate change shape global patterns of biodiversity loss (Durham University, 2022). He also holds degrees in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (BA, 2016) and in Ecosystem and Environmental Change from Imperial College London (MRes, 2017).

m.titley@globalcanopy.org

Insights by Mark Titley

coffee trade sustainability deforestation

1 Sept 2026
16 min read

Trase brings greater transparency to global coffee supply chains

A new Trase dataset on global coffee supply chains provides our most detailed view yet of global coffee sourcing, linking countries of production with the export markets they supply. We identify the leading coffee trading companies and estimate where particular traders and markets source coffee from within key coffee-producing countries. The publicly accessible dataset supports government, business and civil society efforts to address the environmental and social impacts of the sector, such as deforestation and child labour.

22 Jul 2026
6 min read

UK deforestation factsheet puts spotlight on beef imports

Trase’s latest analysis shows that the UK needs to do more to reduce deforestation linked to agricultural commodity imports, particularly beef from Brazil. The UK government is due to consult on new measures to reduce deforestation that align more closely with the EU Deforestation Regulation.

12 May 2026
11 min read

Côte d’Ivoire cocoa exports and deforestation

Trase maps global supply chains of agricultural commodities, showing how consumer markets are linked to deforestation and other environmental impacts via their imports. This explainer updates the supply chain map for Côte d’Ivoire cocoa with new data for 2023 and 2024.

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Français

24 Mar 2026
7 min read

EU’s deforestation footprint highlights need for EUDR

The European Union continues to drive substantial levels of deforestation in tropical countries through its consumption of agricultural commodities, showing the importance of ensuring swift and effective implementation of the delayed EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) from next year.

2 Jul 2024
5 min read

UK unprotected from high levels of deforestation exposure

Delivering legislation to tackle deforestation should be a priority for the newly elected British government. Trase research shows the UK’s demand for beef, cocoa and palm oil continues to drive high levels of forest loss and land conversion in Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire and Indonesia.

27 Jun 2024
7 min read

EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure

EU imports of agricultural commodities continue to drive substantial global deforestation with cocoa and oil palm being the main culprits, new Trase research shows. Our analysis reveals striking differences between countries in deforestation exposure and the products responsible as they prepare to implement the regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR).

27 Mar 2024
6 min read

US FOREST Act: Lack of progress leaves forests at risk

US imports of commodities such as palm oil and cattle products could be driving large amounts of tropical deforestation, Trase analysis shows. Swift progress on proposed due diligence legislation could help – but there are still blind spots.

30 Oct 2023
7 min read

Trase links Belgium’s commodity imports to water scarcity

Unsustainable demands for water threaten global food security and have serious environmental impacts. A new report from Trase explores how Belgium’s imports of agricultural commodities are connected to water scarcity around the world.

Men work at a soy field in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

23 Aug 2023
7 min read

Soy expansion drives deforestation in Bolivia

The rate of deforestation and land conversion driven by soy production in Bolivia is seven times higher than Brazil. Limited exports of soy from Bolivia beyond the Andes region means there is little exposure for the EU or other consumer markets outside South America.

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21 Mar 2023
6 min read

Beyond forests: traders face EU regulatory risks from soy expansion in Brazil

Soy traders are more exposed to the conversion of Brazil’s savannah and grassland habitats than they are to forests. As the EU considers including other ecosystems in its new due diligence legislation, Trase analysis reveals which traders face the biggest regulatory risks.

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Português brasileiro

22 Jun 2022
2 min read

Key sources of deforestation risk for Europe revealed

Trase analysis shows the opportunities for Amsterdam Declarations Partnership countries as they look to tackle commodity-driven deforestation.

13 Jun 2022
12 min read

How to measure a country’s imported tropical deforestation risk

Examining the merits of three approaches to analysing commodity-driven deforestation risk: direct trade, re-export-adjusted trade and consumption-based accounting.

Soy beans being harvested in Mato Grosso, Brazil

13 Jun 2022
12 min read

Assessing Germany’s soy deforestation risk

A new Trase study finds that Germany is exposed to deforestation risk from Brazilian soy embedded in processed products and imported through intermediary countries.