Publications & Insight

Forest governance

EU Deforestation Regulation must not imperil Vietnam's coffee farmers' livelihoods

The already precarious livelihoods of coffee farmers in Vietnam must not be pushed closer to the edge by the EU Deforestation Regulation, says Vu Thi Bich Hop, from the Center for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD).

15/12/2022

Forest governance

Forest Governance 7 - December 2022

Civil society apprehensive over EU deforestation regulation's impact in producer countries

15/12/2022

Forest governance, Forest Watch

FLEGT VPA paved the way for the US-Vietnam Timber Agreement

A US-Vietnam agreement underscores FLEGT’s broad impact

09/11/2021

Forest governance, Annual Reports

Annual Report 2019

The world’s forests, and the rights of many who depend on them, remained under assault in 2019.

These attacks came from many directions: from the erosion of environmental and human rights protections in Brazil under President Jair Bolsonaro, to the Amazon fires; from the EU’s devastating bioenergy policy, to its raft of Free Trade Agreements with forested countries to increase our insatiable consumption of products that drive deforestation; from a lack of secure tenure rights for people depending on forests for their survival, to failures of transparency and accountability in the forest sector… 

23/06/2020

Forest governance, Blogs

What comes first with the EU-Vietnam trade deal, rights or ratification?

Guest Blog: Campaigner Lindsay Duffield explains some of the challenges ahead to make sure the EU-Vietnam trade agreement doesn‘t undermine human rights or climate change commitments.

22/01/2020

Forest governance, Reports

How to ensure FLEGT is a success: Make sure we stay the course

This January 2020 Fern and LoggingOff's update on FLEGT VPAs shows the support the process is still receiving from civil society, governments and the private sector. It is written by Civil Society leaders across Africa, Asia and Latin America and shows their enthusiasm for the process despite the multiple challenges. 

20/01/2020

Forest governance, News

Civil society from emerging nations share their views on forests in danger and EU policies

NGO leaders from tropical forested nations offer first-hand accounts on what is needed for effective forest protection.

11/10/2019

Forest governance, Briefing Notes

Healthy forests = equitable livelihoods, inclusive development and a resilient climate

This briefing endorsed by Client Earth, the Environmental Investigation Agency, Fern, Forest Peoples Programme, and Transparency International details what the EU can do to ensure that healthy forests contribute to local...

04/09/2019

Forest governance, Blogs

Draft Decree of Vietnam’s timber legality system lacks teeth says the Vietnamese NGO FLEGT network

Vietnam’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU) is designed to end the illegal timber trade by tackling its root causes. At its heart is a commitment to adopt a robust timber legality assurance system,...

11/07/2019

Forest governance, Reports

Deepening and expanding multi-stakeholder participation in VPAs to achieve greater impact

VPA update, June 2019

One of the unique features of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) – which form a key part of the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan – is that they allow a variety of actors (government, private sector, civil society and forest communities) to discuss how forests should be managed.

10/07/2019