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Vietnam News | Farm exports urged to prepare for UK anti-deforestation rules
Changes in anti-deforestation rules are important for Việt Nam whose timber, coffee and rubber supply chains are closely integrated with international markets.

Government Portal | Vietnamese agricultural products need to adapt early to the UK's deforestation regulation
Alongside the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the United Kingdom is developing a mandatory due diligence mechanism for imported agricultural and...

Financial and Monetary Market Journal | UK Tightens Anti-Deforestation Regulations, Vietnamese Businesses Must Prepare from the Supply Chain
The UK's new anti-deforestation regulation, expected to apply from 2028, is imposing additional requirements on traceability, geographical data, and the legalit...

Dan Viet | A European Country Introduces New Regulations Related to Wood, Coffee, Rubber: What Should Vietnamese Businesses Be Aware Of?
The UK's new regulations are expected to apply to 7 groups of commodities, including wood, coffee, and rubber. Therefore, Vietnamese exporting businesses need t...

Nhan Dan | Vietnamese businesses need to be aware of the UK's anti-deforestation regulations
The UK's new regulations are expected to apply to 7 commodity groups, including wood, coffee, and rubber. Exporting businesses need to prepare traceability syst...

Agriculture & Environment | UK Develops Deforestation-Free Regulations, Vietnamese Agricultural Products Need to Proactively Adapt
The United Kingdom is developing a due diligence mechanism for deforestation-free commodities, compatible with the EU's EUDR standard. This information was upda...

VnEconomy | The United Kingdom develops deforestation-free regulations compatible with EUDR
New requirements regarding anti-deforestation, traceability, and information transparency in the United Kingdom's supply chain not only impact exporting enterpr...

Industry and Trade Newspaper | UK develops anti-deforestation regulations, what should Vietnamese businesses note?
The UK is developing a mandatory due diligence mechanism for certain commodities at risk of causing deforestation, with an approach that has many similarities w...

Government News | Nearly 12 million hectares of degraded land: A call for changes in land use
Vietnam has nearly 12 million hectares of degraded natural land, of which approximately 5 million hectares are agricultural land. This situation necessitates a...

VnEconomy | Shifting the mindset from 'rights to land' to 'rights of land'
Agricultural land has long been primarily viewed as a means of production, but signs of degradation, erosion, and declining fertility are demanding a change in...

Nhan Dan Newspaper | Shifting the mindset from 'rights to land' to 'rights of land'
Land degradation is threatening the foundation of agricultural production, livelihoods, and food security. Given this reality, experts believe that there is a n...

Vietnam News | Việt Nam needs ‘soil guardianship’ model to protect agricultural sustainability
Việt Nam needs a “soil guardianship” model, under which the State, communities, land users, businesses, social organisations and scientists share responsibility...