Between 14-16 June, Commissioner Urpilainen visited Ecuador and Panama to reinforce the EU’s strong cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean. The Commissioner launched several concrete projects...

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing...

This study by external experts (commissioned by DG ENV) takes stock of knowledge relevant for identifying commodities imported into the EU with significant negative impacts (direct or indirect) on biodiversity...

This is a DG ENV guidance tool prepared by an expert team under IUCN supervision in order to improve understanding of the importance of specific alien species' pathways, seen as critical...

This OECD Working Paper focuses on the extent to which governments have complied with the environmental commitments made in the trade agreements to which they are a Party. It is based...

This in-depth analysis requested by the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) proposes eleven measures that could be considered to promote sustainable forestry and deforestation-free value...

This report, commissioned by the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA), provides an in-depth analysis of the impacts of international trade on biodiversity and of the effectiveness and efficiency of instruments that can be...

The report contains key findings of the online workshop organised on 24/03/2021 by the BioTrade Initiative of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological...

This study, prepared for the European Commission by external experts, outlines a methodological framework for assessing the impacts of EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on biodiversity, with a stepwise approach and a focus...

This study identifies and evaluates several qualitative and quantitative methodologies that could be used to improve biodiversity-related aspects of Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) of trade agreements, with a view...