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Forest Watch 295 - May 2024

European parties fail to promote nature and climate as election nears

07/05/2024

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Cameroon: The EU and international actors must help communities defend their ancestral forests

Despite the efforts, the endless talks, and the international agreements, large-scale industrial deforestation continues unabated in Cameroon, nudged along by the Cameroonian government and under the tolerant gaze of international...

07/05/2024

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Latest evidence on the destructive climate and health impact of biomass subsidies and wood burning

The European Environment Agency (EEA) released (March 2024) its yearly overview of renewable energy deployment in the EU for 2022: 23% of the energy consumed in the EU during 2022 came from renewable sources, an increase driven...

07/05/2024

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All is not lost: Baltic courts give reason to hope for the environment

As politicians across the EU look to dismantle the environmental progress of recent years, the highest courts, at least in Baltic Member States, are giving reason to hope: rising above the in-fighting and taking their role as the...

07/05/2024

More environmental rules under attack: but the pushback to the pushback continues

In the run-up to EU elections in June 2024, EU and national politicians are continuing their roll back of the hard-won environmental gains of the European Green Deal. Such developments go against the wishes of most EU citizens, 87...

07/05/2024

Press Releases

New Study: EU could slash 48 million tonnes of emissions and save €2.8 billion annually with healthier ready meals

A new study reveals that the European Union could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 48 million tonnes annually—equivalent to removing up to 38 million new cars from the road [1]—by aligning ready-made meals with...

17/04/2024

Reports

Making Prepared Foods Healthier & More Sustainable: The Case for Regulating Ready-made Meals in the EU

This new study, commissioned by 10 organisations, and conducted by the research consultancy group Systemiq, assesses the impacts of placing health and sustainability requirements on ready-made meals sold by large companies in the...

17/04/2024

Reports

Financing continuous cover forestry: case studies from Finland, France, Ireland and Latvia

Over the last few years, Fern has devoted itself to listening to foresters across Europe, with the aim of learning from their on the ground experience and ensuring EU decision-makers hear their voices. Throughout this time,...

11/04/2024

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CSDDD: Innovative law nearly scrapped by political bullying

The recently agreed Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) is an extremely innovative law, although that may not be obvious from the manner in which it is limping across the finish line. The process of its...

02/04/2024

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Indonesia’s presidential election: Troubling times for democracy and environment

On 20 March 2024, the General Elections Commission (KPU) declared Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka the winners of the 2024 presidential election, with 58.6% of the votes. From an environmental perspective, the victory...

02/04/2024