Importing Deforestation: Forest-Risk Commodity Supply Chains and Due Diligence Legislation in South Korea

Author: Soojin Kim, Hye Lyn Kim, Hansae Song, Shin Young Chung, Jinsuh Cho

Date: 2022

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Language: English

Type of resource: Report

Topics: Bioeconomy

Every year, around 6 million hectares of forests vanish due to deforestation. 95% of this deforestation happens in tropical regions, with Latin America and Southeast Asia accounting for 59% and 28% respectively. Beef is the primary forestrisk commodity causing deforestation in Latin America, whilepalm oil, pulp, and paper are the major culprits in Southeast Asia. As demand for these commodities has grown globally, aggressive deforestation is taking place to secure land to produce these commodities.