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. 2016 May 31;11(5):e0155222. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155222

Table 2. Overview possible actions at different policy levels.

Instruments
Legal Economic Social Preventive Curative
A: Reduce soybean import
1. Reduce meat consumption X X
2. Increase food chain efficiency (e.g. reduce food waste) X X
3. Stimulate other (European) protein sources
 a. tax on soybean import; tax on meat products X X
 b. stimulate European protein crop production; dietary shift X X
 c. use meat waste as feed (e.g. through protein rich insects) X X
 d. Import beef instead of feed X X
 e. change EU agricultural legislation X X
4. Soybean moratorium X X
B: Improve sustainable soybean production and soybean import
5. Certification (RTRS) X X
6. Sustainable agricultural practices (agroforestry, crop rotation…) X X
7. Import from various regions X X
C: Compensation environmental impact
8. Biodiversity offsetting X X
9. Support conservation programs (REDD+) X X
10. Compensation for environmental services X X
11. Payment for environmental services X X