VOCAL network calls on EU leaders to uphold the EU's commitment to the EUDR - particularly in light of recent discussions surround a "zero-risk" category and extended postponement of the EUDR's implementation.
In a joint statement, CSOs call on all EU institutions and Member States to stand by the commitments made, to uphold the integrity of the EUDR, and to focus on enabling implementation — not dismantling a regulation that is essential for forests, climate action, and global credibility.
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We have joined more than 265 organisations to call the EU commission to uphold regulations that protect health, nature, climate, social justice, including workers' and trade union rights.
Coffee Watch has signed an open letter alongside 39 other organisations calling on the EU Commission to ensure the EUDR country benchmarking reflects human rights and environmental risks. Under the EUDR, the EU Commission will develop a methodology to benchmark countries based on the risk that their commodities are linked to deforestation. We are calling on the EU not to compromise the benchmarking through political deals and to consider human rights and legality.
