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The European Commission launched a public consultation on the EU’s possible actions to reduce the impact of products placed on the EU market with regards to deforestation and forest degradation.

Storms, drought, fires, and bark beetle have caused immense damage to German forests in recent years. Waldsterben (Forest dieback) is slowly gaining public attention.

By the end of 2014, Poland’s parliament is expected to complete comprehensive legislation on agricultural biotechnology.

Although Ecuador maintains a number of anti-biotech laws and regulations, there is minimal enforcement, and trade in cotton and soybean products continues.

Mozambique is revising its biosafety regulations, which could allow for the country's first field trials of genetically engineered crops.