Together with allies, Greenpeace wrote to European Commission President von der Leyen asking her to withdraw plans to remove nature protection measures from the EU’s common agricultural policy.

Together with allies, Greenpeace wrote to European Commission President von der Leyen asking her to withdraw plans to remove nature protection measures from the EU’s common agricultural policy.


The European Commission has announced a plan to amend the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to weaken reporting requirements for EU traders (a category that includes manufacturers and retailers, regardless of their size) and small and micro companies that produce commodities and products in the scope of the law.

Beef from cattle illegally raised on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest may have ended up on the plates of European consumers after entering the supply chains of Brazilian beef giant JBS, a new study by Greenpeace Brasil has revealed.

The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it will once again delay the application of the EU deforestation regulation. As a result, European consumers will continue to unwittingly contribute to the destruction of precious habitats across the planet.