A consortium of eight U.S. wood-related trade groups signed a letter requesting the European Commission to push back the mandatory compliance deadline of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 24 months. The EUDR was implemented last June to limit the EU market’s impact on global deforestation and forest degradation, as well as to promote deforestation-free supply chains, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and protect human rights. Compliance of the EUDR is scheduled to begin at December 30 of this year. …In their letter, the U.S. wood groups agreed that they “view healthy forests and their sustainable management as a core responsibility.… However, a regulation of this scope and scale must be implemented with great care and due diligence. An additional 24 months will provide the time necessary to understand, evaluate, and prepare for substantial, sector-wide changes required.