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March 2005
NGO statement on SIA handbook
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February 2005

Joint NGO letter to Louis Michel
Letter to the EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid regarding indigenous peoples' roles in future EC development policy.
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February 2005
Joint NGO letter to the EU Development Committee
Letter to the Parliament regarding the proposed Regulation on development and economic co-operation.
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December 2004
Green groups draft EU legislation to outlaw illegal wood imports
FERN, Greenpeace and WWF present draft legislation aimed at outlawing imports of illegal timber and forest products into the EU.
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December 2004

Controlling timber imports into the EU
Joint NGO statement.
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December 2004
Supporting sustainable development : concerns over the new instrument for development and economic co-operation
Joint NGO position on the Commission's proposal to simplify EC development aid.
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November 2004
Last remaining Rainforests in Cross River State, Nigeria
FERN, Both Ends, IUCN, n(o)vib and RRDC contact EU President, Jan Peter Balkenende, regarding the rainforests of Cross River State, Nigeria.
Read the letter in English (PDF 52KB) 		 
November 2004

EU Financial Perspectives 2007-2013
Joint NGO letter to Dutch Minister for Development Co-operation, Anna van Ardenne. The letter voices common concerns over the implications of the proposed Financial Perspectives and the Commission's apparent marginalisation of the Millennium Development Goal agenda.
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September 2004

Comments on the draft Council Regulation concerning the establishment of a voluntary FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community
FERN, Greenpeace and WWF comments on the scheme, submitted to the Council.
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September 2004
 FERN comments on the Draft Commission Staff Working Document on the EU Forestry Strategy implementation review
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September 2004
Can a legally binding agreement for forests make a difference?
Joint NGO statement on the ongoing discussions regarding a forest convention and other possible agreements on forests.
English (PDF 134KB) Spanish (PDF 108KB)		  
July 2004
EU Forestry Strategy
FERN comments on the First Draft for the Preparation of the Commission Staff Working Document in support of the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the EU Forestry Strategy, June 2004
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July 2004
Open letter to Commission President Romano Prodi: voluntary licensing scheme
Joint NGO letter regarding concerns over the absence of a proposal for legislation on illegal timber imports into the EU.
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July 2004
Open letter to the WB on the EIR
The latest letter to the World Bank's Board of Directors, regarding the latest Management Response to the EIR, attracted almost 100 signatures. The letter calls for a moratorium on World Bank Group investments in the extractive industries until a stringent set of conditions are in place.
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June 2004
"Joint Statement regarding the European Community's development aid for Indonesia
Statement from Indonesian civil society groups to the European Community and Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry.  
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June 2004
"Common European rules for fair competition and sustainable markets
Joint industry-NGO statement on FLEGT
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June 2004

"Open letter to actors in the forestry, pulp & paper and banking sectors in Europe June 2004 "No support for the planned pulp mill of United Fiber System in Indonesia”, a joint NGO statement against plans to develop a United Fiber System pulp mill in South Kalimantan.
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June 2004
"Launch of EIB Platform June 2004 "Public funds for public benefit", a joint NGO platform on the European Investment Bank.
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May 2004
"EIB 'dialogue' with NGOs on the Veracel project
Open letter to the President of the EIB regarding the Veracel pulp mill project.
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May 2004
NGOs release comments on Indufor report on FLEGT
FERN, Greenpeace & WWF release their preliminary comments on the draft Indufor report "Impact Assessment of the EU Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade".
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April 2004
Preliminary Civil Society Recommendations for UNFF4 (May 2004)
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March 2004
Can a legally binding agreement for forests make a difference?
In this position paper (PDF 92KB) FERN and Forest Peoples Programme discuss the ongoing controversy of a legally binding instrument for forests.		  
February 2004
Urgent appeal from Congolese NGOs for reconsideration of DRC's forestry policy
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October 2003
NGOs demand transparency, legal reform and good governance in the forestry sector
Press statement from African and International NGOs calling on the negotiators of the AFLEG declaration to establish concrete timelines and a transparent mechanism for the implementation of commitments made under the AFLEG process.
In English (PDF, 15KB)
In French (PDF, 15KB)
September 2003

Wendake Action Plan
Indigenous peoples' action plan as presented by the participants of the Indigenous Peoples' Forest Forum to the World Forestry Congress in Quebec
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September 2003
Lignes Budgétaires
Commentaire du FERN sur le projet de Cadre Commun et Procédure pour l etablissement de programmation des Lignes Budgétaires Thématiques et Horizontales .
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September 2003

EU Ecolabel for furniture criteria
Joint comments from EEB, FERN and Greenpeace
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August 2003

Parks with people
FERN presentation on the inadequacy of National Parks policies in respecting the rights of forest peoples
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July 2003

Statement against EIB funding of the Veracel pulp mill, Brazil
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Porto Seguro declaration from Alert against the Green Desert network

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July 2003

Recommendations on the Commission's Action Plan on illegal logging (FLEGT)
Letter to the Commission's Co-operation & Development Working Group
Joint NGO recommendations
FERN recommendations to the European Council

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June 2003

NGO recommended changes to the OECD common approaches document
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May 2003
Appeal to Foria-ÖBF Forstmanagement GmbH
29 NGOs call for halt to logging in Carpathian mountains
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May 2003

Letter calling for NGO participation in CSP mid-term review
12 NGOs demand proper information to allow NGOs to comment on Country Strategy Papers at the mid-term review
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May 2003
Joint statement against the Malaysian Timber Certification Council
Signed by 47 NGOs
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May 2003

Letter to UNFF Secretariat
NGOs and IPOs raise concerns about UNFF and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests
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April 2003
The importance of natural resources and a healthy environment for poverty alleviation
Joint paper from WWF and FERN
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April 2003

Comments on EU Ecolabel for furniture
FERN comments relating to certified wood and sustainable forest management (criteria 2.1 and 2.2)
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April 2003

NGO guide to the new World Bank Forest Policy
Analysis from the Forest Peoples Programme
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March 2003

Brazilian groups urge EU companies not to buy carbon credits from eucalyptus plantation
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February 2003

Joint statement on the proposed revised regulation for aid to Asia and Latin America
Statement endorsed by 11 environmental and development NGOs
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January 2003

EU ecolabel for furniture
European Environmental Bureau comments and position on the second draft interim report
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January 2003

Comments on the second draft interim report for the EU ecolabel for furniture
FERN comments
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January 2003
Letter from 16 central Africa NGOs to actors of the Congo Basin partnership
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December 2002
Comments on ‘Elements for Draft Outline Report’ from the ECCP Working Group on Forest Sinks
Comments from WWF, RSPB and FERN
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November 2002
Forests at the Edge: letters to Commissioners
Follow up letters drawing attention to FERN's report on EC aid programming
Letter from FERN to Commissioner Wallstrom DG Environment (141k)
Letter from FERN to Commissioner Patten DG External Relations (123k)
L etter from FERN to Commissioner Nielson DG Development (123k)
November 2002

Demands for ECA reform
Joint NGO statement from the European ECA Reform Campaign
High resolution version (English) with case examples (PDF, 1017k)
Text only version (English), (PDF, 117k)
Text only version (Italian), (PDF, 143k)
August 2002
NGO statement presented at Biodiversity Plenary of the Earth Summit
Presented by Meenashki Raman (Sahabat Alam Malaysia) and developed by the NGO Biodiversity Caucus in consultation with the Global Forest Coalition
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June 2002
Environmental and social NGOs reject the Malaysian Timber Certification Council's Scheme
Joint NGO statement
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April 2002
Biodiversity is not for sale, but nor is it for free. It is priceless.
Joint NGO statement at the opening plenary session of COP6
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April 2002
The Convention on Biological Diversity should take ACTION to halt loss of forest biodiversity
Fern statement for CBD COP 6
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April 2002
Joint NGO statement on the strategic plan of the CBD
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April 2002
Illegal logging and the global trade in illegally sourced timber: a crime against forests and peoples
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March 2002
Cross-cutting agenda item "trade"
Joint NGO statement at UNFF2 on trade and forests issues
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March 2002
Review of progress in the implementation of the IPF/IFF proposals for action
Joint NGO opening statement to multistakeholder dialogue UNFF2 , presented by Miguel Lovera, co-ordinator of the Global Forest Coalition
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March 2002
NGO and IPO comments on CPF Network Concept Paper
Joint NGO/IPO comments presented at the CPF meeting at UNFF2
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March 2002
Assessment and quality issues relating to the design and implementation of National Forest Programmes (DRAFT)
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February 2002
Joint NGO recommendations for Council Working Group in preparation for UNFF2
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February 2002
NGO statement on the Strategic Plan of the CBD, 2002-10
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January 2002
EEB position paper on EU ecolabel standards for copy paper
Prepared by FERN
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January 2002
UK Export Credit Policy, Corporate Governance and Future Investment in Turkey: Lessons from the Ilisu Hydroelectric Project
A memorandum from concerned non-governmental organisations
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December 2001
Comments on CPF network concept paper
Joint comments from Forest Peoples Programme and Fern
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November 2001
Time for action!
Fern proposals for key elements for the CBD work programme on forest biological diversity
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November 2001
Joint NGO comments on the Strategy on Forest Development Co-operation
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November 2001
Joint NGO/IPO statement at CBD SBSTTA 7
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July 2001
Saving the Kyoto Protocol means ending the market mania
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July 2001
FIDH urges G8 countries to ensure the integration of human rights into ECA guidelines
Open letter from the International Federation of Human Rights
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June 2001
The top ten Proposals for Action
NGO/IPO document disseminated at UNFF1
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June 2001
Preliminary NGO demands to the European Commission for action on the trade in illegal timber and non-timber forest products
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May 2001
Why the PEFC, SFI and CSA are not credible forest certification systems
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May 2001
The Australian Forestry Standard (AFS): another PEFC in disguise?
By Tim Cadman (Representative, Native Forest Network Southern Hemisphere, spokesperson on certification for the National Forest Summit)
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April 2001

NGO comments on DG Trade's discussion paper on the non-trade impacts of trade policies
Fern's analysis of DG TradeÕs discussion paper from the point of view of forests
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February 2001

Open letter to The Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Mr. H. Zedan
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February 2001

Joint NGO statement on forest certification and mutual recognition: The fundamentals
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January 2001
Make or break for creating an effective UNFF
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December 2000
Open letter to Pascal Lamy re human rights abuses and forest destruction in Mexico
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October 2000
Joint NGO response to the Questionnaire on Concept and Basic Elements of the Multi-Year Programme of Work for the UNFF
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October 2000

Fern's comments on ‘A comprehensive strategy to integrate environmental and sustainable development into EC development policy’
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October 2000
World Rainforest Movement resolution re World Bank forest policy
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September 2000
NGO comments on Biodiversity Action Plan for Natural Resources second draft
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September 2000

Joint NGO comments on the draft EC's Biodiversity Action Plan (version 12/1/2000)
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September 2000
Open letter to Environment Ministers and Heads of Delegation re EU submission on textual proposals on articles 3.3, 3.4, 3.7 of the Kyoto Protocol
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September 2000
Fern's comments on the EUÕs Sustainability Impact Assessment, Phase One and Two
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September 2000
The relevance of forests as part of the draft Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources
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September 2000
Comments on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (15 March 2000 text)
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September 2000

Carbon sinks: who loses and who wins?
10 arguments from members of the Global Forest Coalition and other NGOs and IPOs against the inclusion of sinks in the Clean Development Mechanism
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July 2000

Open letter from IPOs and NGOs to the President of ECOSOC re UNFF exclusion of major groups
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May 2000
The EU's Sustainability Impact Assessment
Speech made by Fern at  a meeting at the European Parliament on SIAs
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May 2000
Jakarta Declaration
Demands for ECA reform made by over 50 representatives of Indonesian and international NGOs, and social movements that convened in Jakarta and endorsed by 347 NGOs from 45 countries.
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May 2000
Joint NGO comments on the draft EC development policy discussion paper
 Comments on the Commission staff discussion paper
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May 2000
TAED statement on Emissions Reductions, Carbon Sinks and the CDM
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May 2000
TAED Biodiversity Working Group statement on forests and trade
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May 2000
Mount Tamalpais Declaration
NGO statement of concern regarding role of tree plantations in the CDM
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April 2000
PEFC does not fulfill minimum credibility requirements
Statement from Forest Movement Europe
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April 2000

Prerequisites for creating an effective UNFF
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March 2000
Fern's comments on the draft EC development policy discussion paper
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February 2000
Joint NGO comments on the draft EC's Biodiversity Action Plan for Natural Resources (version 12/1/2000)
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February 2000
Joint NGO statement on the EU Sustainability Impact Assessment of WTO trade liberalisation
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February 2000
IPO/NGOstatement to IFF4: Ensuring effective implementation and participation
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January 2000
The follow up to the IFF: What future?
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March 1999
Joint NGO statement on Forests and Development: The EC Approach
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