News

Forest Watch

Opportunities abound to restore nature and support climate action

Swift restoration of currently degraded EU habitats holds immense carbon sequestration potential, with all manner of positive side effects for biodiversity, and drought and flood protection.

04/03/2022

News, Forest Watch

120+ human rights, environmental and diaspora groups call on governments to ban Russian and Belarusian wood imports

Timber exports are an integral part of the Russian and Belarusian economies, so adding timber to the list of sanctioned items should be a logical step.

04/03/2022

News, NGO Statements

Joint statement to ban Russian wood and support Ukraine

Joint statement of Ukrainian, Belarusian, EU, UK and US environmental and human rights NGOs and activists 

Russia is engaging in an unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine which is already having a high toll on citizens. We...

03/03/2022

NGO Statements

OPEN LETTER: CALL TO UPHOLD STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TRACEABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN FORTHCOMING EU REGULATION

Ahead of your meeting on 17 March we would like to bring to your attention key issues which have recently been raised by the soya industry in their response to the proposed EU Regulation on deforestation-free products. The current...

01/03/2022