A landmark EU anti-deforestation regulation that entered into force in June 2023 could come down hard on smallholder farmers in mainland Southeast Asia who produce a significant proportion of the region’s forest products exported to the bloc, forest trade experts say. The EU’s deforestation-free regulation (EUDR) aim to prevent seven forest-related commodities and their products … Continue reading EU deforestation-free rule ‘highly challenging’ for SE Asia smallholders, experts say