Search results for: Natural Rubber – Production & Consumption: Global Trade Flows and Potentially Noncompliant Indonesian Rubber Cases with the EUDR
// 14.10.24
The Netherlands remains the largest EU importer of all commodities in scope of the EUDR, new AidEnvironment analysis shows
By Sarah Drost, Valerie de Vries and Iqra Rafiq The Netherlands imported 44.1% of all cocoa products imported in the EU from non-EU origin countries in 2023, 41.6% of all palm oil products, 19.3% of all soy products, and 13.5% of all cattle products. These insights and many more can be found in the 27 factsheets AidEnvironment has developed in […]
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// 28.09.23
EUDR Application: Trade Flows and Key Operators Supplying Relevant Products
Article drafted by Sarah Drost and Rita Raleira. With the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) having entered into force in June this year, preparations for the application of the law have been set in motion. EU Member States must nominate their respective Competent Authorities, responsible for the supervision and enforcement of the EUDR, by the end of 2023, while the European […]
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// 18.07.23
The EMMA4EU Project Has Started: a European Alliance to Inform and Train on Embedded Deforestation
Deforestation, primarily fueled by the expansion of agricultural land to produce specific commodities known as ‘forest-risk commodities’ (FRC), significantly contributes to climate change and biodiversity loss in tropical countries. The FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 reveals that approximately 420 million hectares of forest were deforested worldwide between 1990 and 2020, with an annual rate of 10 million hectares from […]
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// 21.06.23
The EU Deforestation Regulation is Entering Into Force: The Final Outlook
Article drafted by Rita Raleira, Researcher, Deforestation-free Supply Chains It is official now – the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023, will officially enter into force on 29 June 2023. Its core obligations, however, will only become applicable as of 30 December 2024, giving companies and EU Member States […]
Read more// 09.02.23
Two Companies Alone Cleared 10,600 Hectares of Indonesian Forest in 2022
Two well-known deforesters were responsible for 10,600 hectares (ha) of forest loss in Indonesia’s industrial forest plantation sector in 2022. The two companies are PT Mayawana Persada in West Kalimantan, which is operated by Alas Kusuma; and PT Industrial Forest Plantation in Central Kalimantan, operated by Nusantara Fiber. The remaining eight companies among the ten largest deforesters in Indonesia as […]
Read more// 23.01.23
The origins of deforestation-risk commodities linked to the EU market
AidEnvironment’s deforestation-free supply chains team analyzed the trade flows of 98 commodity products, originating from non-EU countries and placed in the EU market in 2021. This is highly relevant in the context of the upcoming EU Regulation on deforestation-free products, that will require an in-depth understanding of the exposure of the EU and its 27 Member States to deforestation risks […]
Read more// 04.11.22
Innovation research
Aidenvironment conducts research at the forefront of current thinking about key topics related to sustainable production and trade. Currently, we help our clients to gain new insights on the following topics: Living wage and living income Today, farmers and rural workers clearly do not earn a decent standard of living. In recognition of this fact, a debate on living income […]
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// 15.09.22
EU takes bold step forward to eliminate deforestation in supply chains
On Tuesday 13 September, the European Parliament voted on a series of measures to create a EU Deforestation Regulation that would effectively tackle deforestation in the global supply chains of products sold in the EU. A substantial majority of MEPs voted in favour of introduced amendments. Most significantly, these changes include: Recognition of the role of the financial sector in […]
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// 11.08.21
Indonesian KPP Group, a significant contributor to forest loss
The Indonesian Kayan Patria Pratama (KPP) group, active in the provinces of East and North Kalimantan, has cleared 13,500 hectares of forests since 2016. Spatial analysis by Aidenvironment puts KPP among the largest deforesting company groups in Indonesia. KPP is a conglomerate company, with interests in logging, oil palm, rubber, coal mining, a huge hydropower project and shipping. The logging concessions of KPP […]
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