The European Union's Deforestation Regulation: A Coffee Industry Wake Up Call The European Union's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will have far reaching implications for coffee producers worldwide, particularly in Colombia, one of the world's top three coffee producing countries.
As the EUDR looms on the horizon, many small scale farmers and indigenous growers are uncertain about what this means for their livelihoods.
The regulation is a response to growing concerns over deforestation and environmental degradation linked to commodity production.