Who we are and how we work
FERN is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) created in 1995 by the World Rainforest Movement. NGO representatives from different European countries make up our board and we work closely with many national and international NGOs.
FERN promotes the conservation and sustainable use of forests and respect for the rights of forest peoples in the policies and practices of the European Union. We co-ordinate several NGO networks and works co-operatively to achieve change.
Currently, our main campaign areas are climate change, forest certification, export credit agencies, WTO & trade agreements, intergovernmental agendas, aid & development co-operation and rights of forest peoples. For more information about these issues visit our Campaigns page.
FERN stands for Forests and the European Union Resource Network, although we are more widely known by our acronym – the name was chosen for its symbolic value, as ferns are among the few plant families found in all forest types.
Our current Board members are: Gemma Boetekees, Francesco Martone, Saskia Ozinga, Sian Pettman, Stan Termeer, Filip Verbelen and Caroline Zuniga.
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