European Commission linked leather to deforestation, then ignored it

Mongabay
May 27, 2026, 9:00 pm116 ptsTrending
The clock is ticking in Brussels. By June 1, the European Commission, the bloc’s executive body, is set to receive feedback on its proposal to remove leather, hides and skins from the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Officials, however, are trying to push this amendment even after the commission’s…

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