Neocolonialism Embedded In The Eu Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR)

1. Introduction The European Union (EU) plays a historical and contemporary role in the expansion of resource extraction and exploitation at the expense of socio-ecological diversity in the production territories. Europe’s high demand for cheap food in particular can be traced back to the configuration of a hierarchy of food production, processing and consumption created […]

The EUDR as a source of territorial shifts

1. Introduction  The European Union Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) is an EU regulation setting environmental and legality standards for products entering the EU market. It aims to reduce the EU’s impact on deforestation, forest degradation, and biodiversity loss by targeting seven high-risk agricultural commodities (soy, cattle, palm oil, wood, cocoa, coffee, and rubber). From a […]

The EU deforestation free-products regulation: a critical overview

1. Introduction In November 2021, the Commission proposed a new regulation to curb deforestation and forest degradation driven by the European Union (EU). In a bit more than a year of negotiations, in December 2022 the European Parliament and Council reached a preliminary political agreement on a text that – with some changes – then […]

Policy Brief

The EU Regulation on Deforestation Free-Products (EUDR) seen from the ground: Adapting the implementation to the complexities and aspirations of territories of production. This policy brief presents the views of researchers who make up the EPICC consortium on the regulation of commodity markets entering the European Union and their association with deforestation and forest degradation. […]

The “Greening” of Empire: The European Green Deal as the EU first agenda

This article examines the geopolitical dimensions of the EU Green Deal beyond the EU zone, particularly focusing on the implications for the Global South. We find how the EU acts in key policy arenas of diplomacy, trade and investment leading to the ‘greening’ of the empire as it reproduces colonial economic and political power while […]