We are an AgTech company specialised in field data solutions in complex and smallholder-heavy agri-commodity supply chains such as cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber and soy.

Meridia

Under the European Union Deforestation Regulation (**EUDR)** and for voluntary **DCF commitments**, a “protected area” flag is neither a green light nor an automatic red line. The starting point is *legality and conservation:* what are the protected area objectives, what does national law allow, and can we document compliance?

The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) provides authoritative protected and conserved area data, the **World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA)**. **Meridia** adds the missing layers: national and local permissions, legal context, on-the-ground checks, and audit-ready evidence packs.

What you’ll learn:

*   Why protected areas matter for EUDR and how they are governed under international and national frameworks.
*   Best practices for using WDPCA
*   How to document lawful agriculture in or near protected areas with permits, zoning, controls and field verification
*   How Meridia and IBAT together enable defensible sourcing decisions that protect conservation values and include smallholders.

Target audience: Procurement, Sustainability, Compliance and Legal leaders at commodity traders, and buyers sourcing from smallholder landscapes, entities.required to assess risk under the EUDR and sustainably source.
