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Ecuador's Amazon coffee farmers get ahead of Europe's deforestation rules

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Nearly 400 coffee producers in the Ecuadorian Amazon have adopted a deforestation-free model since 2019, conserving over 1,200 hectares of natural forest across 5,000 hectares of farmland. In 2025 alone, exports reached 172.5 metric tons cumulatively—matching the previous three years combined—ahead of EU Deforestation Regulation implementation.

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Legal status alone does not automatically reverse environmental damage; implementation and enforcement remain separate steps.

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