The European Commission’s proposal to delay the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by another year has been welcomed by the German and Austrian timber industries. Industry representatives see the postponement as a necessary opportunity to make the regulation practically implementable and reduce unnecessary bureaucracy.  The German Timber Industry Association (DeSH) emphasized that the delay was long overdue. In its current form, the EUDR is neither feasible nor effective in achieving its goals of global forest protection. “Now it is essential to use this time to fundamentally redesign the EUDR, reduce bureaucracy in countries without deforestation, and protect the ...