Publications

Briefing Notes

Steps to stop illegal logging

An analysis of the European Commission's action plan to stop illegal logging.

01/07/2003

Reports

Controlling imports of illegal timber: Options for Europe

This report presents a series of recommendations for the institutions of the European Union (EU), and for the governments of the EU member states, on means to control the import of illegally sourced timber and wood products into...

26/07/2002

Reports

A law for wood: what legal provisions to tackle illegal wood imports into France?

This executive summary is of an examination of French law relevant to illegal wood imports into France which includes recommendations for the effective implementation of the FLEGT Action Plan (in French).

26/07/2002

Status of Implementation of Forest-Related Clauses in the CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity)

An independent review and recommendations for action

12/03/2002

Reports

Forests of Fear: The abuse of human rights in forest conflicts

Abuses of human rights occur in forest conflicts all over the world, from Canada and the USA to Brazil, from Kenya to Indonesia. In many cases, blatant and often brutal abuses occur when a conflict escalates, following the...

01/12/2001

Sinks in the Kyoto Protocol: A Dirty Deal for Forests, Forest Peoples and the Climate

For over 150 years, industrial societies have been releasing carbon from underground coal and oil reserves, adding about 175 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere since the beginning of the industrial...

03/07/2001

Reports

Behind the Logo: An environmental and social assessment of forest certification schemes

FERN's comparison of four certification schemes - the FSC, PEFC, SFI and CSA.

01/05/2001