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European Commission announces action on deforestation

Today, the European Commission published a roadmap announcing plans to “step up European Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation”. The document foresees a new Communication in the second quarter of 2019 to “develop a...

18/12/2018

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Belgium joins countries calling on the European Commission to act on deforestation

Belgium today presented an Initiative calling on the European Commission to “develop an ambitious action plan against deforestation and forest degradation before the end of the current mandate of the European Commission (mid...

05/12/2018

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Commission recognises the importance of forests in 2050 low carbon strategy

Brussels, 28th November 2018 - The European Commission today underlined the crucial, positive role forests and land should play in fighting climate change, as it called for the European Union (EU) to reach net zero emissions by...

28/11/2018

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Pressure mounts on EU to act as France calls for action on deforestation

Brussels – The French government has just published a new national strategy to combat the deforestation caused by its imports of soy, palm oil, beef, cocoa and wood. They have set themselves the target of ending so-called...

14/11/2018

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The Dark Side of the Bioeconomy: Climate Catastrophe, Forest Destruction, and Human Rights Abuses

Over 115 Organisations from 40 countries hold day of action to reject the “BioFuture Platform”.

An international coalition of more than 120 organisations from 40 countries today warns that the rapid global growth of the so-called...

07/11/2018

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Rapid emissions cuts will negate need for BECCS, says IPCC

Fern welcomes apparent shift from relying on dangerous technological solutions The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on 1.5 degrees has confirmed that Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is not...

08/10/2018

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Indigenous leaders and human rights defenders demand urgent EU action on deforestation

Indigenous leaders and human rights activists from Liberia, Indonesia and Colombia will come to Brussels on June 29 to deliver a petition signed by 156 000+ people urging European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to uphold...

28/06/2018

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Voluntary corporate commitments no substitute for government action against illegal forest destruction, study reveals

A new report released today by Fern and Forest Trends finds that the onus is on governments in both forested and consumer countries to halt the trade...

26/06/2018

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EU clings to doomed biomass policy

The new Renewable Energy Directive agreed on today will apply for the period 2021 – 2030 and will continue to incentivise current destructive practices: increasing forest harvests, the burning of whole trees and stumps, and large...

14/06/2018

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Press release: EU demand helping drive human rights abuses in Russia’s coal heartland

A new report by forests and rights NGO Fern and Coal Action Network reveals the devastation that the expansion of coal mining in the Kuzbass region of southern Siberia is causing to the area’s indigenous Shor people and the...

03/05/2018