Colombia: Law No. 2585 of 2026 – Establishing Instruments to Guarantee a Sustainable and Deforestation-Free Cattle Production Chain (Sustainable Deforestation-Free Livestock)

Establishes the regulatory framework for a sustainable, deforestation-free bovine cattle production chain in Colombia, linking animal traceability systems with the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System, the multipurpose cadastre, and the real property registry. It amends Law 1659 of 2013 to expand the mandate of the National Animal Traceability Commission, placing anti-deforestation goals at the core of agricultural information systems. The law creates the National Deforestation Council (CONALDEF) and introduces a "Deforestation-Free Producer" certification, the NTC 6550:2021 Environmental Seal, high-surveillance zones in active deforestation hotspots, and due diligence obligations for all actors across the beef and dairy value chain.