Biodiversity

Global Trends in Biodiversity Litigation

EU eases path to compliance with extended EU Deforestation Regulation timeline

On 14 November, the European Parliament (the “Parliament”) approved a significant postponement in the application of the EU’s deforestation regulation (“EUDR”), in recognition of industry concerns about compliance readiness. As reported in our previous article on the subject, the EUDR aims to combat climate change and biodiversity loss by regulating the import of commodities linked to deforestation, including cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, timber, rubber, charcoal, and printed paper.

New global agreement on the protection and sustainable use of resources and biodiversity in the high seas

On 4 March 2023, at an inter-governmental conference in New York, negotiations between the representatives of more than 100 countries culminated in the adoption of an international agreement on the conservation and the sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, also referred to as the UN Treaty of the High Seas (the “Treaty”).