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EU subsidies for forestry practices in the 1990s - How EU taxpayers money gets lost in subsidising the forestry sector

This FERN/ TRN report examines the allocation of public funding to forestry programmes within Europe. Europe's forests receive huge subsidies. In 13 countries assessed, over 8.6 billion EUR of public funds were spent on forestry programmes during the period 1990-1999.
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How EU taxpayers money gets lost in subsidising the forestry sector

Europe's forests receive huge subsidies. In 13 countries assessed, over 8.6 billion EUR of public funds were spent on forestry programmes during the period 1990-1999. This briefing examines the allocation of public funding to forestry programmes within Europe. This briefing is a summary of the FERN/ TRN report: EU subsidies for forestry practices during the 1990s
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The EU's impact on forests - A quick guide to the basics of EU lobbying


This booklet is a summary of FERN and TRN's publication: 'The EU's impact on forests: A practical guide to campaigning'. It provides an overview of the key points you need to know when starting a campaign at EU level.

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Forests of the Czech Republic

This briefing note, on forests of the Czech Republic, is part of the series of briefing notes about the forest situation in the new Member States. Authors: Michal Rezek - FSC Working Group Czech Republic, Zuzana Stroufova - Hnuti DUHA (Friends of the Earth Czech Republic), Jaromir Blaha - Hnuti DUHA (Friends of the Earth Czech Republic).
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Forests of Estonia

This  briefing note, on forests of Estonia, is part of the series of briefing notes about the forest situation in the new Member States.  Author: Jaan Parn, Estonian Green Movement.
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Forestwatch Issue 106

  • Biodiversity Communication
  • EU Forest Action Plan
  • It's official - tropical forests still being destroyed
  • Correction and update on Uruguayan pulp mills
  • ECA conference
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Funding biodiversity loss?

A paper written by Hnuti DUHA (Friends of the Earth Czech Republic) on key concerns about the Chech Republic's draft Rural Development Programme
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Forestwatch issue 122

  • European Parliament passes resolution to end taxpayers support for fossil fuel projects
  • Bali negotiations on track to fail forests
  • Voluntary Partnership Agreements: Positive signs in the Congo Basin
  • Rural development programmes fail EU biodiversity policies
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Forestwatch Issue 118

  • Flawed European Commission assessment of agrofuels
  • Agrofuel industry explores CDM as funding source
  • CITES meeting cuts Peru’s mahogany exports, but fails to protect cedrofunding source
  • Commission does its homework – but leaves it at home!
  • LIFE+ draft application guidelines
  • New report and website on pulp industry
  • Hedge fund to finance pulp project
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Forestwatch Issue 117

  • FLEGT negotiations a mixed bag
  • Swiss bank pulls out of Ilisu Dam - Bank Austria under pressure
  • CBD takes up agrofuels debate
  • GM poplar tree field trial linked to agrofuels
  • NATURA 2000 warning for Bulgaria
  • EC aid - towards an environmental integration strategy
  • No democratic scrutiny for EU-ACP aid programmes?
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Forestwatch issue 115

  • Ilisu Dam - German,
  • Austrian and Swiss governments approve export credits
  • Commission slashes funds for forests
  • World Bank forests initiative
  • Bulgarian Natura 2000
  • UK procurement policy seeks guidance on social issues
  • Spring Council biofuel decision to fuel deforestation
  • New Congo fund
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Forestwatch Issue 113

  • Don't underwrite arms sales to poor countries, European Parliament says
  • One-stop shop for VPA info
  • Open letter calls on EU to abandon biofuel target
  • State aid guidelines
  • Agreement in Indonesia
  • Flaws reveal in EC aid allocations
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Forestwatch Issue 110

  • FERN and ECA Watch urge OECD Secretary General to intervene in export credit negotiations
  • Rural development failure on 2010 target?
  • Transparency and EU funds
  • Council conclusions on Forest Action Plan
  • VPAs and governance
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