Publications & Insight

Briefing Notes

Who takes the credit? REDD+ in a post-2020 UN climate agreement

This briefing note addresses the risks that could arise if Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) were to be included in an international climate agreement. Specifically, it looks at ‘double-counting’,...

01/06/2015

Forest Watch

EU Forest Watch Issue 205 - June 2015

01/06/2015

Could the Central African Republic's forests be a way forward?

Conflict in the CAR is allowing illegal deforestation to rise, but turning that around could help bring lasting peace

28/05/2015

Forest Watch

EU Forest Watch Issue 204 - May 2015

15/05/2015

News in brief - May 2015

Seeing the forests through the trees, a new report from Fern analysing the ‘transparency annexes’ of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) in five African countries, shows that VPA implementation is helping increase disclosure of...

13/05/2015

The Dutch show the way: Debate on biomass becomes a burning matter

On 28 April 2015, the European Parliament voted to cap the use of, and subsidies for ‘land-based’ biofuels to meet the 2020 renewable energy target. Although sustainability concerns associated with biofuels remain, this deal...

10/05/2015

NGO Statements

Oportunidades y riesgos el papel de la bioenergía en la política de energía y clima post-2020 de la Unión Europea.

Este documento de posición a partir de helechos y otras 10 ONG argumenta que la UE debe limitar el uso de la bioenergía en la consecución del objetivo de energía renovable 2030.

28/04/2015

News in brief - April 2015

FERN works to achieve environmental and social justice with a focus on forests and forest peoples' rights in the policies and practices of the European Union.

We hope that you have enjoyed this issue of the ForestWatch...

15/04/2015

Events

Conference: Protecting forests, respecting rights

On 30 March 2015, Fern hosted a conference looking at how to develop an EU Action Plan on Deforestation. This is important as the EU's consumption of agricultural commodities and timber has resulted in the destruction of at least...

15/04/2015

European Parliament conference calls for EU Action on Deforestation and Forest Degradation

On 30 March 2015, Fern and Yannick Jadot and Catherine Bearder, MEPs from major European political parties co-hosted a conference “Protecting Forests, Respecting Rights: Policy Options for EU Action on Deforestation.”

The...

15/04/2015