This report by Liberian NGO SDI reflects on the state of forest law enforcement and governance in post-conflict Liberia. It catalogues the major flaws and illegalities that occurred during the handing out of forest concessions in the last few years. It reaffirms that the potential of the logging industry to deliver jobs and revenue is exaggerated – often intentionally so.
This report analyses the different timber procurement policies of six EU Member States and Japan. The report shows that although there is some variation between the different policies, there are also many similarities. The NL policy is the strongest in terms of inclusion of social issues with the UK policy does not (yet) include; FR and DE just accept certain certification schemes and the DK policy is not mandatory.
This report follows on from the 2007 FERN, BirdLife and WWF report ‘Transparency and availability of EC aid documentation | a review’. It provides an analysis of 21 geographically-diverse country and regional environmental profiles in order to assess the quality and value of the information they provide.
A new FERN funded report by Kavaljit Singh on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement with a strong focus on the banking sector. The report asks the question who benefits from FTAs and shows that opening up India for European banks can have negative impacts for India
A FERN-FPP report analysing nine different country proposals (R-PINs) to get money from the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The report concludes that both the process and the proposals adopted do not respect the Bank's own guidelines. The report also includes an annex which details the World Bank funded REDD process.
Ce rapport décrit les propositions des différents pays pour réduire les émissions dues à la déforestation et à la dégradation de la forêt (REDD) amenant à un "forest climate agreement" qui doit être approuvé par la CCNUCC en décembre 2009.
This report describes the different country proposals on the table to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in the lead up to a forest climate agreement to be agreed by the UNFCCC in December 2009. It looks at whether or not these proposals look beyond carbon values in forests and respect local peoples' rights.
Un rapport conjoint de FERN et de FPP qui analyse les propositions de neuf pays différents (R-PIN) pour obtenir de l'argent du Fonds de partenariat pour la réduction des émissions de carbone forestier (FCPF) de la Banque Mondiale.
This report analyses the different timber procurement policies of six EU Member States and Japan. The report shows that although there is some variation between the different policies, there are also many similarities. The NL policy is the strongest in terms of inclusion of social issues with the UK policy does not (yet) include; FR and DE just accept certain certification schemes and the DK policy is not mandatory.
This report follows on from the 2007 FERN, BirdLife and WWF report 
A discussion paper looking at the role that biomass could play in meeting Europe's energy needs.
A FERN-FPP report analysing nine different country proposals (R-PINs) to get money from the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The report concludes that both the process and the proposals adopted do not respect the Bank's own guidelines. The report also includes an annex which details the World Bank funded REDD process.
Ce rapport décrit les propositions des différents pays pour réduire les émissions dues à la déforestation et à la dégradation de la forêt (REDD) amenant à un "forest climate agreement" qui doit être approuvé par la CCNUCC en décembre 2009.