Over the past decade public and private actors have been developing a variety of new policy
approaches for addressing agriculturally-driven deforestation linked to international supply …

In response to the clearing of tropical forests for agricultural expansion, agri-food companies
have adopted promises to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains in the form of …

Deforestation and forest degradation account for around 12–15% of global greenhouse gas
emissions and are largely driven by agricultural expansion. In the absence of formal …

Zero deforestation commitments (ZDCs) are voluntary initiatives where companies or
countries pledge to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. These commitments …

Brazil's Soy Moratorium (SoyM) was the first voluntary zero-deforestation agreement
implemented in the tropics and set the stage for supply-chain governance of other …

To address ongoing deforestation for global food commodities production, companies and
governments have adopted a range of forest-focused supply chain policies. In the Brazilian …

Tropical deforestation continues despite global efforts to curb forest loss. Corporate zero-
deforestation supply chain commitments (ZDCs) have the potential to address this …

This paper analyses the potential implications of the proposed European Union
Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the recently adopted United Kingdom (UK) legislation …

Key messages• There are three approaches to private sector commitments on zero
deforestation: individual company or group-level adoption of voluntary standards; sector …

Deforestation for agriculture is a key threat to global carbon stocks, biodiversity, and
indigenous ways of life. In the absence of strong territorial governance, zero-deforestation …