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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
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A new Memorandum of Understanding with the Thünen Institute

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) and the National University of Asunción (UNA) in Paraguay have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Thünen Institute.

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(left to right) Andrés Gines (MIC), Dr. Richard Fischer (Thünen Institute), Minister Javier Giménez García de Zuñiga, Dr. Caroline Salomão (Thünen Institute)

In the context of the EUDR Effects Project a new MoU has been signed with both partners to foster collaboration in evaluating modes of implementation and effects of the new EU Regulation on deforestation free value chains (EUDR) in Paraguay. 
The Ministry is responsible for the implementation of the new regulation in the country, whereas the university supports through legal analysis and the creation of the necessary traceability platforms. 
The intensified collaboration builds the basis for the Thünen project to evaluate effects in the country specifically related to cattle and soy supply chains. This information is needed in the EU to monitor and further develop the regulation.

 

 

 

 

Contact at the Thünen Institute:

Richard Fischer
Institute of Forestry
Scientist
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