Indonesian pulp exports and deforestation 2023 - 2024 new release
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Patrick Meyfroidt

UCLouvain and The Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique

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Brazil soy processing site
31 Jan 2023
6 min read

How supply chain ‘stickiness’ drives deforestation

Trase researchers have made a significant contribution to understanding how the stability or volatility of trading relations in commodity supply chains can affect deforestation. The findings could be used to inform the development of EU ‘due diligence’ legislation.

Burning Forest in the Amazon, Marcelândia, MT
13 Sept 2022
8 min read

Land governance is key to reducing deforestation

Agriculture is by far the most important cause of deforestation, yet cleared land is often not used to grow crops or raise livestock, according to new research. The findings have important implications for policymakers hoping to clean up supply chains for commodities such as soy, beef and palm oil.