Why the Global South is against the EU's anti-deforestation law
Fernando Abans
The European Union has set a
goal: become as clean and green as soon as possible, with the look fixed in
2050. But this is not a simple objective, as we have seen the Green Pact passed
in 2021 and already in 2023, we have had discussions within the state members
as if nuclear energy could be considered “clean” or not. One of the laws
included in this incredible European goal was the anti-deforestation law, which
only allows products originated outside deforestation activities to enter the
common market. The problem appears when the EU demand a great number of
documents and licenses in order to confirm the origins of the products
mentioned. This would affect mostly the southern countries, as most of the
producers are small farmers or small communities, which do not have the
resources to obtain all the documentation and license to export to the EU
according to this law. Will this mean then that the EU law is just another
advantage for big companies to have a more exclusive market?
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/09/20/why-the-global-south-is-against-the-eus-anti-deforestation-law
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