Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
2005 is the cut-off date established by RSPO for not certifying operations that have converted areas with high biodiversity conservation value after this date (Larrea et al., 2021).
19 FTAs mention Voluntary Sustainability Standards or related terms such as "eco-labelling", "sustainability standards" or "certifications" according to UNFSS (Larrea et al., 2021).
1.6 billion people rely on forests for their livelihoods according to FAO (Larrea et al., 2021).
80% of terrestrial biodiversity is home to forests according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Larrea et al., 2021).
2.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are absorbed by forests every year, making them critical for climate change mitigation (Larrea et al., 2021).
December 31, 2020 represents the cutoff date from which the regulation applies to deforestation and forest degradation that occurred thereafter (Sarmiento, 2025).
4% of the company's EU turnover in the previous year represents the minimum that fines for non-compliance must reach, calculated based on environmental damage caused and the value of non-compliant products (Sarmiento, 2025).
5 years represents the minimum period during which operators must collect, organize, and retain information, documents, and data demonstrating compliance from the date the product is placed on the market or exported (Sarmiento, 2025).
0.5 hectares as minimum area, trees higher than 5 metres and canopy cover of more than 10% define the technical criteria to classify land as forest under the European Deforestation Regulation (Sarmiento, 2025).
90% of operators that import products within the scope of EUDR are constituted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to European Union data (Sarmiento, 2025).
