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Following the European Commission’s proposal of 21 October 2025 for targeted amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), and its formal amendment proposal of 4 December 2025, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a political agreement that partially departs from the Commission’s original approach. A key outcome of the agreement is the introduction of a new provision requiring the European Commission to carry out a simplification review of the EUDR by

In the foreword of our 2024-2025 Advocacy Report, our Chair, Sampsa Auvinen, addresses the question of the forest carbon sink, clarifies misconceptions, and explains why sustainable management combined with long-lived wood products leads to more carbon stored overall. He reminds us of an essential point: substitution and storage must always be communicated together.