Publications & Insight

Europe's hidden hand in deforestation

Through imports of agricultural commodities, EU countries are collectively the biggest cause of deforestation worldwide

29/05/2014

Reports

Implement in haste, repent at leisure

This is the third in a series of reports in which FERN and the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) look at the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). This case study concludes that unless major changes are made in FCPF...

29/05/2014

NGO Statements

Joint NGO call to the EU to develop an Action Plan on deforestation and forest degradation

The EU’s 2013 ‘Forest Footprint’ study revealed how the bloc leads the industrialised world in driving global deforestation. The EU was the largest net importer of embodied deforestation between 1990 and 2008, significantly ahead...

26/05/2014

Reports

Community representation and participation in the VPA process

This report looks at the extent of community participation in VPA processes by considering case studies of communities from nine VPA countries.

02/05/2014

Reports

Making Forestry Fairer

It is widely accepted that in order to keep forests standing, forest policies must be fair and reflect the needs, values and rights of local communities. But turning that aspiration into reality has proved extremely difficult,...

15/04/2014

Films

The story of FLEGT

14/04/2014

Is Liberia's president going cold on the palm oil industry?

Johnson Sirleaf has promised villagers who travelled to see her that a palm oil company won't be allowed to expand its plantation on their land

21/03/2014

Liberia's timber: From curse to blessing?

An agreement with the EU to stop the sale of illegally cut wood may bring a brighter future for forest communities but challenges remain

11/02/2014

Briefing Notes

Biodiversity offsetting in practice

This is the third in a series of briefing notes outlining concerns and considerations related to EU proposals to offset biodiversity loss. This briefing note analyses how biodiversity offset schemes have fared so far and shows...

04/02/2014

Securing community land and resource rights in Africa: A guide to legal reform and best practices

This report draws on examples from across Africa to explain key aspects of law and explore ways of identifying, creating and making the most of opportunities for positive legal reform.The EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance...

23/01/2014