Publications

NGO Statements

Civil society letter - AGRIFISH Council meeting discussion on plant proteins in the EU

On December 14, NGOs wrote to all agriculture Ministers regarding the development of plant proteins in the European Union. 

15/12/2018

Briefing Notes

Planting the forest at the root of the EU-Indonesia trade relationship - joint paper

The European Union and Indonesia are currently negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Both Parties have clear objectives for the trade deal, from increased sales in machinery and transport equipment, to...

07/12/2018

Briefing Notes

The long road to timber legality: Taking stock of the EU-Vietnam VPA timber trade deal

On 19 October 2018, after eight years of negotiations, the Voluntary Partnership Agreement – a timber trade deal between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam – was signed in Brussels. 

Civil society has been rightly concerned...

06/12/2018

Trade agreements and transparency: under construction – VPA update, December 2018

Illegal logging and the illicit timber trade thrive when legal frameworks, rights and benefits are unclear and complex to enforce. Transparency is therefore at the heart of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) and over the last...

04/12/2018

Reports

Hardening international soft law frameworks into EU measures to address forest-risk commodities

This report provides European policymakers with recommendations for supply-side and demand-side policy measures in order to fulfill the EU’s pledge to tackle global deforestation and forest degradation.

03/12/2018