Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 2024 | Sabine Weyand Director-General | Deforestation | — |
| 07 Mar 2024 | Sabine Weyand Director-General | Deforestation | SRC |
| 23 Jan 2023 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | the EU Deforestation Regulation | — |
| 23 Jan 2023 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | the EU Deforestation Regulation | SRC |
| 12 Sept 2022 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | Deforestation regulation | SRC |
| 12 Sept 2022 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | Deforestation regulation | — |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Videoconference - Exchange of views on the Commission proposal for a CBAM | SRC |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Videoconference - Exchange of views on the Commission proposal for a CBAM | — |
Mission & Goals
The Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá) is the association responsible for institutionally representing the planted tree production chain with its main stakeholders. In order to add value to products derived from plantations of pine, eucalyptus, and other species planted for industrial purposes, Ibá works to defend of the interests of the sector with authorities and government agencies, entities from the planted tree production chain, and significant sectors of the economy, environmental organizations and the press – in Brazil and internationally. Ibá strives to make the sector more competitive, bringing member companies into line with the highest standards of science, technology, and environmental responsibility throughout the entire forest production chain, in the search for innovative solutions for the Brazilian and global markets. Competitiveness, sustainability, innovation, and responsibility are the ethical values and principles that guide Ibá’s daily activities.
EU Legislative Interests
Initially, we would like to target future legislations regarding "Deforestation and forest degradation" and "Carbon border adjustment mechanism". Both were sumitted to public consultation within the "European Green Deal". https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12137-Deforestation-and-forest-degradation-reducing-the-impact-of-products-placed-on-the-EU-market/public-consultation_en?fbclid=IwAR3x9mjWCEUUhd3PbNt14fpDnJq02kzrfGbT4EP5RNwXjjEaXwz5-GyNpGU https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12228-EU-Green-Deal-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-/public-consultation_en
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
Ibá represents 49 companies and 9 state entities for products originating from planted trees, most notably wood panels, laminate flooring, pulp, paper, energy forests, and biomass, as well as independent producers of planted trees, native forest restauration and financial investors. The complete list of associates can be found in our website: https://iba.org/eng/iba-s-associates-2.
Additional Information
Although three people on our staff are responsible for carrying out activities regarding the European Union, we currently do not have a person outside Brazil. Therefore, our estimated cost of operation seems low but it is because we rarely interact with the UE in person. Most interactions are online (e.g. responding to a Public Consultation).