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Seeing RED; avoided deforestation and rights issues

December 8, 2007
This briefing explains why the UNFCC Conference in Bali (December 2007) needs to answer certain important questions related to forest governance and forest peoples' rights before negotiating a post-2012 climate agreement that may include forests.
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Integrating environmental issues in EU - ACP aid strategies

February 26, 2007

A Briefing Note prepared by FERN and WWF as background document for the workshop: “Why (not) mainstream? - A critical  assessment of the results of a decade of gender and environmental mainstreaming.” The purpose of the workshop is  to engage with different issue-based groups on the advantages  and disadvantages of mainstreaming in development cooperation.

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application/pdf icon Intégration des questions environnementales dans la coopération entre l’UE et l'ACP428.74 KB

On Shaky Ground: The involvement of civil society in the preparatory stage of the FLEGT support project

December 5, 2006
Telapak and FERN follow up the implementation of the FLEGT Support Project. This EC-funded project aims to tackle illegal logging and promote the role of forests in the sustainable development of Indonesia.

Previous briefings in this series: Finding solutions to illegal logging: civil society and the FLEGT Support Project (June 2005)
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Court of Auditor's Report: The environmental aspects of the Commission's development co-operation

September 12, 2006

This Briefing Note summarises the European Court of Auditors’ findings on the lack of environmental protection into projects dealing with co-operation between the European Community and developing countries. The findings of this latest report are not new and detail the limited success of attempts to tackle the problem. The report concludes with a recommendation that the Commission should establish a comprehensive environmental strategy for its development aid.

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application/pdf iconRapport de la Cour des comptes: les aspects environnementaux de la coopération pour le développement de la Commission354.31 KB

Integrating environmental issues in the next round of co-operation agreements between the EU and ACP countries

July 2, 2006
FERN and ICCO Briefing Note to facilitate lobbying by civil society organisations wanting to advocate the integration of environmental issues into the next round of co-operation agreements between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.

Intégration des questions environnementales dans le prochain cycle d’accords de coopération entre l’UE et les pays ACP
Cette Note d’information a été préparé par FERN et ICCO en vue de faciliter le plaidoyer des organisations de la société civile désireuses de soutenir l’intégration des questions environnementales dans le prochain d’accords de coopération entre l’Union européenne et les pays d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique.
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Information on the Programming of EC Aid for ACP countries: Will the EU deliver on its promises?

March 7, 2006
Briefing paper prepared by the Concord Cotonou Working Group, which includes FERN, to facilitate the lobbying and participation of civil society organisations in the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in the forthcoming processes of EC Aid Programming.
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Forest loss and human health: focus on EU policies and practices

December 1, 2005
Forests make a huge contribution to human health. They provide food and medicine, and are an important component of traditional health systems. While it’s widely known that forests play a key role in mitigating climate change, in conserving soil and water quality, awareness of the impact on human health due to forest devastation and the loss of these
ecosystems is less widespread.
 
While the EU recognises the nexus between environment and health, the EU’s ‘environmental perspective’ on health fails to fully address potential health risks from emerging hazards (climate change) and ecosystem disruption.
 
This briefing note outlines the role of forests in maintaining human health. It also underlines basic principles that should be followed in order to ensure EU policies contribute to the improvement of human health.

 

What’s in the European Commission’s FLEGT Action Plan?

August 29, 2005

FERN's EC Forest Platform briefing outlining the key issues of the EC FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) Action Plan.

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Improving EC Aid in Indonesia

August 26, 2005
Pelibatan Masyarakat Sipil Indonesia dalam Skema Pendanaan Masyarakat Eropa di Sektor Kehutanan.
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Finding solutions to illegal logging: civil society and the FLEGT Support Project

July 12, 2005

FERN and Telapak outline the possibilities and limitations of the FLEGT Support Project - an EC-funded project aimed at tackling illegal logging and promoting the role of forests within Indonesia's sustainable development

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application/pdf iconEnglish version239.61 KB
application/pdf iconBahasa Indonesian version124.77 KB