EU imports of Brazilian Amazon beef surge as EUDR faces further threats The EUDR must be enforced with no further changes or delays to combat the EU’s rising exposure to Amazon deforestation

As #EUDR faces new threats, EU imports of Brazilian Amazon beef surge.

🥩 Imports from Mato Grosso rose 48%
🐄 EU-approved slaughterhouses nearly doubled
⚠️ 1.2m cattle linked to deforestation risk across export states

The EUDR is key to ensuring this beef does NOT come with a side of deforestation.

EUDR is starting to steer company actions, despite slow progress: Report Some companies have made headway toward removing deforestation from their supply chains in the last year, in preparation for the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), according to a new repo...

We spoke to @mongabay.com about leather associations lobbying to be exempt from the EUDR, despite major fashion & automotive brands committing to sourcing deforestation-free leather & improving traceability.

Keeping leather in the scope of the EUDR helps companies deliver on their own commitments👇

Shifts in Indonesia-EU timber trade show value of the EU Deforestation Regulation Trade in products of deforestation persist, even as individual companies raise their game

Our latest research supports this: companies are already cutting deforestation-linked timber from supply chains.

BUT voluntary action isn’t enough; Forest 500 shows that only 29% of companies have commitments covering all commodities.

EUDR gives an incentive to drive real change.

Forest 500 data shows regulation is driving corporate action on deforestation – Forest 500

🌳 Global Canopy’s Forest 500 report is out 🌳

It shows that the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is already shaping company behaviour - before it’s even enforced:

➡️ 14% of companies cite the EUDR
➡️ Traceability reporting is up across 8/9 commodities
➡️ 45 companies say it’s driving action

Risky Business: EU timber imports linked to the destruction of Borneo's forests With some of Indonesia’s last remaining orangutan strongholds being flattened at an alarming rate, we've traced the timber companies buying deforestation wood and their biggest European clients

Read our October 2025 investigation, Risky Business, here 👇 www.earthsight.org.uk/risky-business

... high-risk imports have continued, including from an Indonesian plywood producer which sourced almost ALL of its tropical timber in 2024 from deforestation in Borneo.

This underlines why the EUDR is needed: trade in products of deforestation persists, even as some companies raise their game.

Shifts in Indonesia-EU timber trade show value of the EU Deforestation Regulation Trade in products of deforestation persist, even as individual companies raise their game

The EUDR is already having an impact, making Europe's timber trade more sustainable 🪵🌳

We found that companies named in our investigations have taken steps to align with the upcoming regulation, showing that many EU businesses are well prepared for implementation.

However...

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Timber imports linked to Malaysian deforestation show UK falling behind in efforts to protect forests New study reveals big-brand UK retailers selling tropical wood labelled as ‘sustainable’ despite links to deforestation and human rights abuses

The UK was once a leader in tackling deforestation. Now it’s falling behind. ⏮️

New research shows the UK is failing to keep deforestation-linked timber from Malaysia out of its market.

Despite ‘sustainable’ labels from PEFC, forest loss and rights abuses persist. bit.ly/4bIU0a3

EIA and 26 other civil society groups from around the world, including Brazil’s largest Indigenous network, sent an open letter to the European Commission urging it to resist industry pressure and maintain the integrity of the EUDR by keeping leather in the law’s scope.

Global civil society groups urge European Commission to keep leather in the EUDR - EIA Non-governmental organizations urge the European Commission to ensure the integrity of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by maintaining leather within the scope of Annex I.

We’ve also joined 26 NGOs and Brazil’s largest Indigenous network, urging the European Commission to keep leather in the EUDR.

With 82% of Italy’s Paraguayan imports tied to past deforestation, it's clear that voluntary action has failed.

‼️Leather must remain in the EUDR. bit.ly/480KVag

European leather sector tries to evade responsibility despite clear ties to deforestation Inclusion of leather in the EUDR is needed to ensure EU consumers are not contributing to deforestation and human rights abuses

🚨Industry has been lobbying to remove leather from the EUDR. This would scrap requirements for hides to be deforestation-free, so leather linked to deforestation could continue to enter the EU.

We’ve shown that this leather has been linked to forest loss in Brazil & Paraguay 👇 bit.ly/4sLS4Ui

New research from Friends of the Earth, RimbaWatch and
@earthsight.bsky.social reveals the grim truth of the Malaysian timber trade.

Head to the link in our bio to see the research in full and demand a new law to ensure UK companies protect people and wildlife in their global supply chains.

Alongside 270 other organisations, we're demanding a seat at the table by asking President Von der Leyen to give us the same time she's giving industry leaders.

We want a Civil Society Counter-Summit ✊

Organisations can sign the declaration here ➡️ friendsoftheearth.eu/sign-the-dec...

Billboards urge RV makers to stop sourcing wood from declining rainforest Mighty Earth, a global environmental advocacy group, is pressuring RV makers to stop using wood from Borneo, where orangutans are losing their habitat, and instead work through the Forest Stewardship Council to source their wood.

RVs shouldn’t kill orangutans, and RV lovers deserve better than vehicles made with wood from destroyed forests and orangutan habitat. RV companies must do their part to protect rainforests by committing to responsible wood sourcing standards. The latest on our campaign:

Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

EU environmental laws are under attack.

Forests keep the air breathable, water clean and the climate stable. Yet powerful industries are pushing to dismantle these protections for short-term profit.

Add your voice by signing the petition from #HandsOffNature 👇 handsoffnature.eu#take-action

Indigenous Brazilians Protest Amazon River Dredging for Grain Exports | Amazon Watch Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian...

⚠️ Scrapping the Amazon Soy Moratorium could drive a 30% rise in deforestation by 2045 ⚠️

Leading soy traders exited the agreement in Jan, reopening the market to deforestation-tainted soy.

With 70% of Brazil's soy destined for international markets, the EUDR is as important as ever. bit.ly/4qDZBCA

PEFC rules ban certification of areas deforested after 2010. But companies can certify only parts of their land, even if they have deforested other areas since then.

We’re calling on @pefc.bsky.social to revoke these certifications & revise their standards to stop greenwashing of major deforesters.

Environmental groups call for end to greenwashing of Indonesian deforesters Open letter calls for PEFC to revoke a 'sustainable' certification given to Indonesia's top deforesters, which have cleared more than 40,000 hectares of precious tropical forest in Borneo since 2021

Today, 18 NGOs from Indonesia, Europe & the US urge PEFC to revoke ‘sustainable’ certification from Indonesia’s two worst deforesters.

Despite clearing 40,000+ hectares in Borneo since 2021, including orangutan habitat, they can still market their timber as certified sustainable. bit.ly/4rfTLbW

⚠️ Illegal timber is laundered into international supply chains through licensed logging sites. EIA traced wood from sites with evidence of illegalities to 11 importers, including several in the EU

‼️We urgently need to combat widespread breaches of existing EU timber laws and implement the #EUDR

Bootleggers, Brokers, and Buyers - EIA A new investigative report from EIA documents a major illegal logging operation in Munduruku Indigenous Territory, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, and shows how illegal timber from the region is...

📢 @eia-news.bsky.social has uncovered a huge illegal logging operation in the Munduruku Indigenous Territory in Pará, northern Brazil

Satellite imagery shows 1200 m³ of illicitly harvested logs piled along roads across the Territory
Read the report ⬇️
eia.org/report/bootleggers-brokers-and-buyers/

Read the full national security assessment ⬇️
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UK consumption drives biodiversity loss through our imports of forest-risk commodities. This report must be a wake-up call.

The UK must urgently implement Schedule 17 of the Environment Act to prevent imports of goods produced illegally and expand its scope to cover all deforestation.

Our response to the UK government’s National security assessment on global ecosystems. The UK government’s national security assessment released yesterday underscores a stark reality: accelerating nature loss is not just an environmental issue, it is a foundational threat to global s…

🚨 BREAKING: A report from UK intelligence chiefs on national security and biodiversity loss has concluded: “Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity.”

Read the UK NGO Forest Coalition's response here: bit.ly/4bKzGW7

Recently cleared areas of peat forest in the concession of PT Mayawana Persada, West Kalimantan, 2024 (c) Auriga Nusantara

Timber company PT Mayawana Persada – the worst deforester in Indonesia’s plantation sector in recent years – has been granted a ‘sustainable’ label under the global wood certification scheme #PEFC

We’re calling on PEFC to revoke the certification and improve their standards to stop greenwashing

Blood-stained Birch Introduction

Blood-stained Birch showed how illegal plywood worth billions of €s was flooding into Europe, with Poland a top destination.

This response is welcome, but our research shows how traders adapt to new entry points. Strong enforcement is needed everywhere! www.earthsight.org.uk/blood-staine...

⚠️ Polish authorities have detained people accused of importing Russian & Belarusian plywood in violation of EU sanctions, and they are now facing charges of up to 30 years.

Read more: 24brussels.online/top-stories/...

Image credit: Polish Ministry of Finance – National Revenue Administration

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New research reveals large-scale illegal logging linked to deadly Sumatra floods Earthsight and Auriga have found evidence pointing to a specific company as having contributed to the deadly floods in Sumatra in November 2025

Our new research has revealed illegal logging of protected virgin forests in a mountainous area within the concession of an Indonesian pulp giant.

The activity, we found, contributed to the deadly landslides and floods in Sumatra late last year. www.earthsight.org.uk/news/sumatra...

Monday's attack occurred during an ongoing operation to remove 1,300 cattle across 45 locations in Apyterewa.

It's a stark reminder of the danger illegal ranching poses to enforcement agents & Indigenous people, and the urgent need to strengthen enforcement of Brazilian law.

The hidden price of luxury: What Europe’s designer handbags are costing the Amazon rainforest Leather suppliers to luxury fashion brands are linked to illegal cattle ranching in the Amazon rainforest, where COP30 will take place this year

Apyterewa is one of the most heavily deforested ITs in Brazil & has been the target of invasions from cattle ranchers for decades.

Our investigation in June traced leather from cows raised inside Apyterewa to luxury fashion supply chains in the EU. www.earthsight.org.uk/news/hidden-price-luxury