A sustainable basket of vegetable oils for the European Union: Conservation trade-offs among consumption alternatives in the context of the EU deforestation regulation

2026-04-29

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Giovanni Bausano *

Mauro Masiero

Paul Rougieux

Eylül Candan Kilsedar

Davide Pettenella

Selene Patani

Sarah Mubareka

Mirco Migliavacca

DOI：10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109056

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• Land teleconnections linking EU-27 to key producing countries reveal a strong concentration of embodied impacts into a few key trade corridors. • Across countries and crops, certain sourcing options may represent more environmentally friendly choices for specific commodities. • Oil crops substitution, without assessing both land efficiency and multiple ecological targets may not result in conservation additionality.

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vegetable oils

land teleconnections

deforestation regulation

conservation trade-offs

sustainable sourcing

A sustainable basket of vegetable oils for the European Union: Conservation trade-offs among consumption alternatives in the context of the EU deforestation regulation

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