Publications & Insight

NGO Statements

Certifying EU activities to increase carbon removals from land

For agricultural and forested land, the aims of the European Commission’s proposed voluntary EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) include:

Increasing carbon removals by establishing EU criteria and methods to...

22/03/2023

NGO Statements

80 NGOs ask the EU to reject carbon offsets following scandal of largest voluntary carbon offset certifier

In November 2022, the European Commission presented a proposal for an European Union (EU) Regulation on certification of activities that remove carbon from the atmosphere ('carbon removals'), which included voluntary minimum...

22/03/2023

Press Releases

EU use of Critical Raw Materials – how to make sure it's fair for people and forests

Today, the European Commission updated its list of the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) it needs to power the green and digital transitions, and issued a legislative proposal and a Communication for how it will source them.

There are...

16/03/2023

Forest Watch

New study by a consortium of journalists reveals the dangers of meaningless certifications and fictitious ‘offsetting’

As the EU continues to think about how to certify carbon removals, evidence mounts of the problems with offsets and forest certification in general.

15/03/2023

Forest Watch

Romania: While enforcement of EU rules stagnates, ‘panic logging’ is on the rise

Romanian NGO Agent Green explains why referring the country to the Court of Justice of the EU would help forests and underscore the practical effect of EU rules.

15/03/2023

Forest Watch

Poland: EU Court of Justice ruling is a twofold victory for environmental organisations and forest defenders

A decision by the EU Court of Justice underscores the importance of being able to defend EU conservation objectives in court.

15/03/2023

Forest Watch

Ivorian NGO identifies issues related to implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation in the cocoa sector

A new report shows why the EU needs to address challenges in tracing supply chains before new Regulation on deforestation-free products rules enter into force.

15/03/2023

Forest Watch

Forest Watch 283 - March 2023

Certification and offsetting's failures, a victory for Polish forests, and how the EU can help improve the cocoa sector...

15/03/2023

Briefing Notes

En qué consiste el Reglamento de la UE sobre productos libres de deforestación y por qué es importante

El Reglamento de la Unión Europea (UE) sobre productos libres de deforestación (EUDR, por sus siglas en inglés), cuya adopción está prevista para la próxima primavera, prohíbe a las empresas introducir productos en el mercado de...

14/03/2023

Events

How partnerships complement the EU Deforestation Regulation

A discussion on the EU Strategic Framework for Partnerships

09/03/2023