EU deforestation regulation in the spotlight during Trade and Markets Day at Council session

Pattaya, Thailand, 14 November 2023: The European Union’s new regulation on deforestation-free and forest-degradation-free supply chains, known as EUDR, was the topic of lively discussion during Trade and Markets Day at the 59th session of the International Tropical Timber Council, with some members and the Trade Advisory Group expressing concern about potential consequences of the regulation.