EUDR set to reshape global timber supply chains, new study finds

New research supported by the US Forest Service suggests that the European Union’s deforestation regulation (EUDR) will significantly impact timber trade flows, benefiting low-deforestation countries while restricting imports from high-risk regions. The study, conducted by researchers at Louisiana State University and the US Forest Service, projects that timber imports from countries with high deforestation rates—such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brazil—could decline by over 25% by 2040, with an even sharper drop of up to 38% if agricultural conversion is included in the regulatory framework (EUDR+). The findings highlight the increasing challenges these countries will ...