Increasingly the twin concepts of “zero deforestation” and “embodied deforestation” lie at the heart of European policy making, both in the public and private sector, in relation to the trade in commodities from tropical countries. This has significant implications for the tropical wood products trade with potential impacts throughout the supply chain, from the forest through to the final consumer.  Policy decisions taken in relation to the so-called “Amsterdam Declarations” and an imminent EC “Communication on Stepping up EU Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation” may be critical for the competitiveness of forestry operations and wood products ...