EU Deforestation Regulation: publications and resources
- Deforestation
- Sustainability/Due diligence
Summary
This overview provides links to European Commission resources, and other publications, webinars, and podcasts that help understand how to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and provide practical examples and case studies of the compliance strategies under development. This list will be updated regularly as new information becomes available.
Publications and resources relevant to application of the EU Deforestation Regulation
Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation
Update
This overview provides links to European Commission resources, and other publications, webinars, and podcasts that help understand how to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and provide practical examples and case studies of the compliance strategies under development. This list will be updated regularly as new information becomes available.
What is changing?
Further guidance for non-EU countries
The European Commission has developed resources to facilitate compliance with the EUDR available at Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation. These include:
- Guidance and a downloadable Frequently Asked Questions document to support operators and traders, particularly SMEs, with the requirements of this new Regulation.
- EUDR Compliance: Understanding your company position in beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood supply chains: An overview of how the obligations apply, depending on the company type (operator/trader), size (non-SME/SME) and position in the supply chain (first placing/downstream), illustrated through 11 supply chain scenarios
- EUDR Myth Buster: Debunking myths around the EU Deforestation Regulation
EU information and support
In December 2023, the EU and Member States launched a Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains to support non-EU countries in implementing the regulation. This includes the Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project, and a new Technical Assistance Facility.
- SAFE is co-financed by the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The project aims to support smallholders in the transition to sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, and is currently operational in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Zambia. SAFE also supports a Hub for Deforestation-free Value Chains that provides information to stakeholders to support coordination of action in this domain.
- Technical Facility on Deforestation-free Value Chains: Managed by the European Forest Institute (EFI), the Facility collaborates with commodity-producing countries to assist in transitioning to legal and deforestation-free value chains, in line with the EUDR market requirements.
Other resources
All or multiple agri-food sectors
Cesar de Oliveira, S.E.M. et al. (2024) The European Union and United Kingdom’s deforestation-free supply chains regulations: Implications for Brazil. Ecological Economics, 217: 108053.
European Commission (2025) EUDR Compliance: Understanding your company position in beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood supply chains.
Feldt, H. (2024) Discussion Paper on the links between EUDR and Land Rights. Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains.
González, A.D., Sánchez, D.P., López, R.F. and Zabala, S.M. (2024) Diagnóstico de la oferta colombiana de productos agroindustriales frente a los requisitos de sostenibilidad de la Unión Europea: Transición hacia la sostenibilidad en Colombia. Track Global Solutions.
IDH (2023) Implementing the European regulation on deforestation-free products: Solutions for the palm oil, cocoa and coffee sectors. Utrecht: IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative).
Motz, M. and Paino, B. (2024) Impact Study of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation Free Products on coffee and cocoa value chains in Peru. Coalición por una Producción Sostenible, and Acuerdo de Cacao, Bosques y Diversidad.
Naranjo, M.A., Ciravegna, E., Ingram, V., Cocchini, S., Herrera, N. and Weitkamp, T. (2025) Tracing sustainability: A study of agricultural traceability options for compliance with the European Union Deforestation Regulation for Colombia’s coffee and palm oil value chains. Wageningen Social & Economic Research.
Permatasari, A.P. et al. (2024) Strengthening Indonesia’s readiness to navigate the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation through improved governance and inclusive partnership. Madani Insight, January.
RECOFTC (2024) Potential impacts of the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) on smallholders in Thailand and Indonesia – Case studies on rubber, timber and coffee. Bangkok: Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific.
Søndergaard, N. and Dias De Sá, C. (2023) Brazilian stakeholder Assessment of the European Deforestation Regulation. Agricultural Policy Dialogue Brazil–Germany (APD).
Webinars
EFI (2024) Use of national forest and land-use data in the context of EUDR due diligence, 29 July. Barcelona: European Forest Institute.
Innovation Forum (2024) The EUDR Debate: What’s necessary to make it work effectively?, 24 January. London: Innovation Forum.
Cattle
AL-INVEST Verde (2024) Dialogues on sustainability and traceability of beef and leather value chains in Brazil. AL-INVEST Verde programme.
Coffee
IDH (2023) National Action Plan for Vietnam Coffee Sector to Comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation. Utrecht: IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative).
Melo, J. and Wiegel, J. (2023) Digital Innovations for the coffee value chain in Honduras and Guatemala: A scoping study. CGIAR Publications.
Melo-Velasco, J. et al. (2023) Linkages between EU Deforestation-Free Regulation and traceability tools: An exploration from the Honduran coffee sector. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Social Republic of Vietnam (2023) National Action Plan for Vietnam coffee sector to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation. Utrecht: IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative).
Webinars
ICO (2024) EUDR Coffee Update: News, information, and discussion with the EU, 4 July. London: International Coffee Organization.
Cocoa
EFI (2024a) Preparedness check of Cameroon for the EU Deforestation Regulation. Cocoa Insight, April. Barcelona: European Forest Institute.
EFI (2024b) Preparedness check of Côte d’Ivoire for the EU Deforestation Regulation. Cocoa Insight, March. Barcelona: European Forest Institute.
EFI (2024c) Preparedness check of Ghana for the EU Deforestation Regulation. Cocoa Insight, March. Barcelona: European Forest Institute.
EFI (2024d) The role of spatial information for EUDR due diligence. Cocoa Insight, March. Barcelona: European Forest Institute.
Marconi, C. (2024) Diálogo e intercambio de experiencias sobre la sostenibilidad en la cadena de valor del cacao. Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (FIIAPP) [International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies].
Nitidae and EFI (2021) Traceability and transparency of cocoa supply chains in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Lyon: Nitidae and Barcelona: European Forest Institute.
Renier, C. et al. (2023) Transparency, traceability and deforestation in the Ivorian cocoa supply chain. Environmental Research Letters, 18: 024030.
Tankam, C. and Lescuyer, G. (2024) A comparative analysis of the prospective impacts of the EU’s Deforestation Regulation on cocoa and timber supply chains in Cameroon. Montpellier: CIRAD Forests and Societies.
Webinars
CBI (2024) EU Deforestation Regulation EUDR in the cocoa sector, 13 June. The Hague: Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries.
INA (2023) INA Lunchbreak: Establishment of a national cocoa traceability system using the example of Ghana, 1 December. Germany: Initiative for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains.
Palm oil
Chandra, A. et al. (2024) How well does the implementation of corporate zero-deforestation commitments in Indonesia align with aims to halt deforestation and include smallholders? Environmental Research Letters, 19: 044054.
EFI (2024a) The feasibility of establishing district-level registries of palm oil producers in Indonesia. European Forest Institute, KAMI project (Sustainability of Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil).
EFI (2024b) Strengthening sustainable oil palm plantation governance through the Revenue-Sharing Fund for Oil Palm Plantations (DBH Sawit). European Forest Institute, KAMI project (Sustainability of Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil).
EFI (2024c) Strengthening the collection of palm oil supply chain traceability information in Indonesia. European Forest Institute.
EFI (2025) Inclusion of Indonesian smallholders in European Union supply chains under the EU Deforestation Regulation: Challenges and potential mitigation measures. European Forest Institute.
ISPO and EFI (2024) Joint gap assessment of the EUDR information needs and information availability from the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification. Jakarta: Indonesian Palm Oil Association and Barcelona: European Forest Institute.
Linares, F. (2024) Deforestation-free palm oil in Honduras: Challenges, needs, and opportunities. In: Waisundara, V.Y. (ed.) Elaeis guineensis – New Insights. London: IntechOpen.
Muthu, U.K., Unnithan, U.R. and Santhanam, P. (2023) Technology as an enabler for smallholder inclusion and European Union Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR). In: 8th International Case Study Conference, 30 August–1 September 2023, Bandar Melaka, Malaysia.
Nadras, S. et al. (2024) The European Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR): Assessing impacts and strategies for Malaysian and the global oil palm industry. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 19(6): 54–74.
Podcasts
Innovation Forum (2024) What EUDR means for the palm oil sector, 28 March. London: Innovation Forum.
Soy
Lopes, C.L., Chiavari, J. and Segovia, M.E. (2023) Brazilian Environmental Policies and the New European Union Regulation for Deforestation-Free Products: Opportunities and Challenges. Rio de Janeiro: Climate Policy Initiative.
Timeline
Publications and resources to April 2025.
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Publications and resources relevant to application of the EU Deforestation Regulation
Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation.
What is changing and why?
The European Commission has developed resources to facilitate compliance with the EUDR available at Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation. These include:
- Guidance and a downloadable Frequently Asked Questions document to support operators and traders, particularly SMEs, with the requirements of this new Regulation.
- EUDR Compliance: Understanding your company position in beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood supply chains: An overview of how the obligations apply, depending on the company type (operator/trader), size (non-SME/SME) and position in the supply chain (first placing/downstream), illustrated through 11 supply chain scenarios
- EUDR Myth Buster: Debunking myths around the EU Deforestation Regulation
The European Union aims to ensure that it does not contribute to deforestation, both in the EU and in non-EU countries, by introducing new rules on imports of products that are known to be important causes of deforestation. These products include cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soya, and wood (and related products such as chocolate, soybean oil, and cattle meat). Studies have been carried out in diverse countries and value chains to better understand the potential implications of the new rules, and the strategies that are being put in place to comply with them. This summary aims to help interested parties find these resources as they become available, and to access official sources of information. The list of resources will be updated regularly as new information becomes available.
See the full AGRINFO report for the list of resources.
Timeline
Publications and resources to April 2025.
Disclaimer: Under no circumstances shall COLEAD be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of information available on this website or any link to external sites. The use of the website is at the user’s sole risk and responsibility. This information platform was created and maintained with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents do not, however, reflect the views of the European Union.