According to the Greenpeace briefing, the EU should adopt a regulation on the placing on the market of "forest-and-ecosystem-risk commodities" (FERCs) in order to tackle the destruction of forests and nature, and the violation of human rights, driven by European consumption. This destruction is worsening the climate, biodiversity and health crises. The briefing outlines what effective and implementable legislation should look like.
An initial list of commodities to which the regulation would apply, should include, at the minimum, the following commodities:
• Soy
• Beef, including leather
• Palm oil
• Cocoa
• Coffee
• Nuts
• Rubber
• Timber
• Maize
A further assessment would be necessary to ensure that the scope of the regulation is as comprehensive as possible, considering for example the detrimental impact of shrimp farming on mangroves and of sugar cane on grasslands. The regulation should therefore include the possibility to add other commodities at a later stage.
The full report is available
here