Publications & Insight

Landmark Dutch ruling takes intrepid stance on emissions and government’s duty towards citizens

As the Pope shows the way in his Encyclical (above), a Dutch court has shown the way by ruling that the Dutch Government was not doing enough to halt climate change. The court ordered the Dutch government to cut its emissions by...

15/08/2015

Forests, workers' rights sacrificed for Namibia's 'black gold'

Do you know the true human and environmental cost of the charcoal you’re burning on your barbecue?

10/08/2015

Playing with Fire: Human Misery, Environmental Destruction and Summer BBQs

With temperatures soaring across Europe this summer millions have enjoyed barbecues – and will continue to do so until the last drops of warm weather. Yet few are aware of the true cost of the charcoal they fire them with.

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10/08/2015

Playing with Fire

Pictures from the report available. Please (c) Mark Olden(Moreton-in-Marsh) 10 August 2015 - With temperatures soaring across Europe this summer millions have enjoyed barbecues – and will continue to do so until the last drops of...

04/08/2015

Protecting forests, improving livelihoods – Community forestry in Mexico

This report by Ernesto Herrera Guerra, outlines the lessons that have been learned from Mexico’s approach to community forestry.Mexico’s community forests are among the most advanced in the world, with communities collectively...

01/08/2015

Protecting forests, improving livelihoods – Community forestry in Nepal

This report by Ghan Shyam Pandey and Bijaya Raj Paudyall, outlines the lessons that have been learned from Nepal’s decision to embrace the concept of community forestry.Community forests have existed in their modern form in Nepal...

01/08/2015

Protecting forests, improving livelihoods – Community forestry in Guatemala

This report by Silvel Elías, professor in the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of San Carlos de Guatemala, analyses the Guatemalan model of community forestry.Community forests, a very old tradition in Guatemala, were...

01/08/2015

Bold and eloquent: Pope Francis’ call to action

Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ is a beautifully written 86-page, wide-ranging call to action to save our ‘common home,’ planet Earth. The document is insightful and radical in its analysis and proposed ways forward....

01/08/2015

All agreed: a separate pillar for LULUCF is best approach

New research by the Oeko-Institut shows that counting Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) towards the EU’s climate target could mean the EU’s climate target is reduced from the 40 per cent pledged to around 35 per...

01/08/2015

Events

Minutes of Community Forestry Workshop: Brussels, 3–4 April 2014

These are the minutes of the Community Forestry Workshop, organised by Fern in Brussels on 3 and 4 April 2014. The meeting brought together participants from 30 countries to share their understanding and experience of community...

31/07/2015