Two years ago, the EU adopted a ground-breaking deforestation law, set to take effect in January, aiming to ban imports of products linked to forest loss, such as coffee, soy, timber, and cocoa. The regulation requires suppliers to certify that their goods are not sourced from areas that were recently stripped of woods to make way for farms and plantations. While supported by environmental groups and left-leaning politicians, it has faced opposition from governments, trading partners, and conservative MEPs, who argue it could disrupt supply chains, increase prices, and add administrative burde…