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Elsewhere in the world, forests are being cleared to produce agricultural products for consumption in the European Union (EU). To combat deforestation and forest degradation worldwide, the European Union adopted the Deforestation Regulation in June 2023. In addition to timber, the regulation covers soy, cocoa, coffee, cattle and rubber, as well as products made from them, such as furniture and seals.

Together with the experts of the ECLASS working group, Christian Block has published a Technical Specification for ECLASS as a Resource Description Framework (RDF). In this interview, he talks about the challenges of the project and the importance of RDF for the future of digital standards.