Webinar: Mapping Germany's risk of imported deforestation

14 Jun 2022

How much tropical deforestation does Germany import and consume, in the form of soy, palm oil and other agricultural commodities produced around the world? What opportunities does an importing country have to address the risk of deforestation linked to its consumption?

Panorama aerial view harbor Hamburg container.

Photo credit: Panorama aerial view harbor Hamburg container. Image: Tim Siegert / iStock.com

Global trade flows lend complexity to these questions, as commodities may be exported, processed into other goods and re-exported repeatedly, before their final consumption. Trase, supported by Germany's agency for international cooperation (GIZ) through funding from the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), presented new findings and analysis, which explore different aspects of Germany’s exposure to deforestation risk in unprecedented breadth and detail.

With guest speakers:

  • Lisa Kirfel-Rühle, Deputy Head of Unit, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains, BMZ
  • Katja Albrecht, Initiative for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains (INA), GIZ

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