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Letter to DG Environment asking for legally binding biomass criteria

Letter from FANC, Friends of the Earth Europe, FERN, Forests Monitor and The Woodland League to Mr Falkenberg, Director General from DG Environment, asking him to ensure that DG Environment does not sign off on any Commission report that proposes voluntary rather than binding standards for biomass.

NGO letter to the European Commission President Mr Barroso on legally binding biomass criteria

Letter from WWF, EEB, Birdlife International, Friends of the Earth Europe and FERN to Mr Barroso (President of the European Commission) concerning the need for legally binding criteria for biomass.

BRIEFING ON WOOD RELATED CRITERIA FOR THE EU ECOLABEL AND GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Briefing on wood related criteria for the EU ecolabel and Green Public Procurement
Briefing from EEB, FERN and Greenpeace

FERN position on FSC

A FERN statement outlining our reasons for continuing our FSC membership and the policies and actions that would lead to us handing in this membership.

Indonesian NGOs and Surinamese IPOs criticise REDD plan

Indonesian and Surinamese Indigenous Groups have expressed strong concern to their governments and the World Bank over Indonesia's and Surinam's REDD plans. They argue that the plan is in violation of international law as well as the bank's own standards.

Biochar declaration

FERN and many other NGOs worldwide have signed onto this “Biochar Declaration” , to be presented at the Bonn UN Climate negotiations. It draws attention to a significant danger to people, land and ecosystems. More than a dozen developing countries and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification propose the inclusion of burying charcoal (“biochar”) in the already flawed CDM. This would entail industrial-scale production of charcoal that could exceed current use of fossil fuels, while condemning some 930 million hectares of land to charcoal production

FERN submission to UK Parliament

FERN submission to the UK Select Committee on Environment, spelling out FERN's vision on forest, climate, rights and carbon trading

FERN and RFF submission to UNFCCC

Submission by FERN and Rainforest Foundation UK to the UNFCCC SBSTA on indigenous peoples rights and climate. The submission spells out that recognition of forest peoples' rights is pre-condition for a succesful forest - climate agreement

Letter to Commission re Malaysia VPA

Letter from FERN to the European Commission spelling out  problems with the existing VPA process in Malaysia. The letter also specifies what needs to be changed for the VPA process to have a real impact on the ground.