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Press release: NGOs reject proposed text of the legally binding agreement on forests

June 18, 2013

This Press Release from a broad coalition of European NGOs has strongly criticised the text for a Pan-European Forest Convention discussed last week by European Government Representatives. Members of the 30-strong coalition, such as FERN, Friends of the Earth Europe, Bird Life Europe, Greenpeace, ClientEarth and the German Nature Conservation League, believe the draft text is biased towards wood production without improving the overall state of forest ecosystems in Europe. They claim the text is too general to be meaningful, and too restrictive with regard to public participation.

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NGO Statement to Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe

June 14, 2013

Statement from Friedrich Wulf of Pro Natura – Friends of the Earth Switzerland on behalf of FoE Eu­rope, its members and a large number of European Environmental NGOs and NGO networks: Bird Life Europe, FERN, IFAW, CEEweb, PlantLife, BatLife Europe, Client Earth, Greenpeace, Wetlands International, Robin Wood, ARA, Quercus, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Pro Regenwald, Friends of the Siberian Forests, Rainforest Foundation Norway,  TERRA, Global Witness and others. It expresses the NGOs' disappointment with the text of the convention.

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NGO concerns about proposed Forest Convention

June 14, 2013

An international negotiation committee, created by Forest Europe has for the past two years, negotiated a text for a new Forest Convention. The convention would cover the 46 countries on the European continent, including Russia and could be open to ratification by countries beyond Europe. The final text was nearly agreed on 14 June 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. European NGOs from countries across Europe have written this statement to raise their great concerns about both the content and the process.

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NGOs' concerns with the legally binding agreement on forests in Europe

January 2, 2013

Released before the third session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee for a legally binding agreement on forests in Europe negotiations; this statement on behalf of 34 NGOs outlines key concerns that Europe’s NGO have in regards to the legally binding agreement on forests in Europe.

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FERN position paper: The new Forest Strategy

October 1, 2011

The EU Forestry Strategy adopted in 1998, acted as a response to concerns about the lack of coherence and coordination between national forest policies and other forest related EU policies. Though the non-legally binding Forestry Strategy represents the first significant attempt to create an EU-wide framework for forests, its development and implementation left much to be desired.

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ForestWatch special: Legally binding agreement on forests in Europe: “same, same but different”?

June 7, 2011

Ministers will gather in mid June 2011 in Oslo to take a decision about whether to enter into negotiations on a legally binding agreement (LBA) for forests in Europe. NGOs question what the added value of this instrument will be and whether an LBA will really be able to deal with potential conflicts of interest concerning the future of Europe’s forests. This ForestWatch special outlines the main issues.

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LBA special June 2011.pdf142.25 KB

ForestWatch Issue 158

March 11, 2011
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ForestWatch Issue 157 February 2011

February 17, 2011
  • Commission’s ‘Buying Social’ guide disappoints
  • Greater ECA accountability needed – but how?
  • Emissions from land use: count them or reduce them?
  • Dutch Government rightly wary of MTCS
  • Paper dispute: Court finds against Italian NGO
  • UK marks year of forests by selling theirs
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FW 157 February 2011.pdf232.25 KB

ForestWatch Issue 155 December 2010

December 15, 2010
  • Social criteria are permissible in timber procurement policy
  • Questions remain about Cancun forests agreement
  • A bold move: the EP votes to address ECA flaws
  • The future of CAP: opinions welcome
  • Agrofuel plans drive destruction

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ForestWatch Issue 154 November 2010

November 9, 2010
  • Prelude to Cancun: Tianjin climate talks update
  • CAP reform: missing the opportunity to protect forests
  • Addressing carbon fraud?
  • Malaysian certificate rejected
  • How to reduce Madagascan forest destruction?
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FW 154 November 2010.pdf214.71 KB

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