The impact of sectorial policies of the European Union on tropical deforestation are an important issue for policymakers in services of the European Commission in relation to policy areas of FLEGT, UNFCCC REDD+ and UNCBD.

The specific objective of this study is to assess, from existing studies, the impact of sectorial policies from the European Union on tropical deforestation and forest degradation. EU sectorial policies on transportation and related infrastructure, agriculture and mining will be considered for this study. Socio-economic drivers of deforestation, including spatially-explicit econometrics will be assessed from existing studies.