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Press Releases

EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive fails to address the realities of the climate and biodiversity crisis

In the early hours of today, European Union (EU) negotiators concluded negotiations over the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The outcome will not reduce the EU’s wood burning addiction to comply with its renewable targets. It...

30/03/2023

NGO Statements

Serious concerns about the Swedish Presidency proposal for the Nature Restoration Law

This letter was sent to Representatives of the Swedish Presidency, EU Environment Ministers and Permanent Representations. The European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Rapporteurs and shadows of...

27/03/2023

Critical Raw Materials: Mining on Sámi land without their consent

Europe is desperate to secure critical raw materials for the green energy and digital transitions. But mining must not happen on Sámi land without free, prior and informed consent from the Sámi people, says Karin Nutti Pilflykt.

24/03/2023

NGO Statements

Certifying EU activities to increase carbon removals from land

For agricultural and forested land, the aims of the European Commission’s proposed voluntary EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) include:

Increasing carbon removals by establishing EU criteria and methods to...

22/03/2023

Press Releases

EU use of Critical Raw Materials – how to make sure it's fair for people and forests

Today, the European Commission updated its list of the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) it needs to power the green and digital transitions, and issued a legislative proposal and a Communication for how it will source them.

There are...

16/03/2023

Forest Watch

Romania: While enforcement of EU rules stagnates, ‘panic logging’ is on the rise

Romanian NGO Agent Green explains why referring the country to the Court of Justice of the EU would help forests and underscore the practical effect of EU rules.

15/03/2023

Forest Watch

Poland: EU Court of Justice ruling is a twofold victory for environmental organisations and forest defenders

A decision by the EU Court of Justice underscores the importance of being able to defend EU conservation objectives in court.

15/03/2023

Forest Watch

Ivorian NGO identifies issues related to implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation in the cocoa sector

A new report shows why the EU needs to address challenges in tracing supply chains before new Regulation on deforestation-free products rules enter into force.

15/03/2023

Briefing Notes

What is the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products and why should you care?

The European Union (EU) Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) - to be adopted spring 2023 - prohibits companies from putting products on the EU market unless they are deforestation-free and legally produced. It will...

14/03/2023

Forest Watch

The Commission is poised to support carbon-offsetting despite new evidence of its flaws

New research has confirmed the concerns that NGOs have been raising about carbon offsetting for years.

02/02/2023