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Landmark EU anti-deforestation law proposal could clean up supply chains; could it also reduce global deforestation?

The European Commission’s proposed EU law to restrict products linked to deforestation from entering the EU is a watershed moment in the battle to end Europe’s major role in destroying the world’s forests. After decades of...

17/11/2021

News, NGO Statements

NGO recommendations on deforestation regulation

A group of 55+ NGOs wrote to Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginius Sinkevičius regarding the forthcoming proposal for EU legislation to regulate the placing on the EU market of commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation.

10/11/2021

Forest Watch

EU deforestation regulation risks being weak on enforcement and scope of commodities

A toothless regulation would tick a box but achieve little.

09/11/2021

News, NGO Statements

NGOs are alarmed that EU anti-deforestation law could let soy-driven forest destruction off the hook

In a letter, a coalition of NGOs urged the EU Commission to ensure that all soy imports, including soybean cake and soy-protein concentrate (SPC), and those produced through the conversion of savannahs, are included in the scope...

08/11/2021

News, Blogs

History in the making?

The United States and the European Union are on the verge of passing historic anti-deforestation laws. But for all their strengths, both still have major flaws, write Nicole Polsterer and Etelle Higonnet.

03/11/2021

Due diligence… but not just yet

With the delay of two legislative proposals on deforestation and sustainable corporate governance, accountability has been pushed back.

01/11/2021

News

NGOs are concerned that EU anti-deforestation regulation would largely fail to address deforestation in Brazil

A group of NGOs shared their concerns about the upcoming EU legislation on forest and other ecosystem-risk commodities. If the regulation leaves out key high-risk cattle products, such as processed beef and hides, and excludes the...

28/10/2021

Events

How the EU, UK and US deforestation laws will impact Brazil

COP26 side event

27/10/2021

Forest Governance 4 - October 2021

To preserve the Congo Basin rainforest and reduce carbon emissions, CSOs need continued oversight

26/10/2021

Cameroon’s forests can be saved – but only with the support of local communities and environmental activists

Lush, tropical forests cover approximately 40 per cent of Cameroon, yet since 1990, more than three million hectares have been cleared – an area approximately the size of Belgium. The destruction is driven by agriculture, logging...

25/10/2021