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Forest Watch

Forest Watch 313 - March 2026

Positive news from Brazil, France, and Norway... but delays and disappointments at the EU level

04/03/2026

Reports

Women, the backbone of cocoa production in Cameroon

How the EUDR could support this essential, invisible, and exploited workforce

In preparation for EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation, the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) Cameroon and Fern have analysed...

29/01/2026

News, Forest Watch, Partner Voices

Deforestation made the cyclone more deadly: NGOs from Northern Sumatra

The cyclone Senyar that hit Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, 26 November 2025, and the floods and landslides that followed are a catastrophic example of what can happen when extractive activities in forests are left unregulated....

28/01/2026

News, Forest Watch, Partner Voices

Mercosur trade deal: what are the implications for the EU Deforestation Regulation?

Klervi Le Guenic, senior campaigner on tropical forests of French NGO Canopée, explores the interface between Mercosur and the EUDR.

We could hear shouts of joy from the farmers and NGOs gathered in front of the European...

28/01/2026

News, Forest Watch

Renewable Energy Directive rules for subsidising wood burning

Despite Member States’ slow transposition, the EU is already developing post-2030 rules

In late July 2025, the European Commission opened infringement procedures against all EU Member States except Denmark for their failure to...

28/01/2026

Forest Watch

Forest Watch 312 - January 2026

Strong political headwinds, as deregulation storm continues

28/01/2026

Forest Partnerships in focus

This desk research examines the content of the Forest Partnership Agreements (FPs) that have been developed by the European Commission in seven countries (Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia, Honduras, Mongolia, Gabon, and Guyana)...

27/01/2026

News, Forest Watch, Partner Voices

What does the EU Deforestation Regulation mean for China–EU Trade and global supply chains?

Despite the EUDR application date being delayed until December 2026, new research shows its effect is already being felt in China, writes Isabel Nepstad of BellaTerra.

12/01/2026

Insights on EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Requirements for Trade Flows Linked to China

The European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), adopted in June 2023 marks a turning point in global trade governance by requiring that certain key commodities sold on the EU market (including wood, rubber, soy, beef,...

12/01/2026

News

Ghana bans mining in forest reserves. What happens next?

Mining no longer allowed in Ghana’s forests 

On 10 December 2025, the Ghanaian government officially revoked a Regulation that permitted Mining in Forest Reserves including Globally Significant Biodiversity Areas (GSBAs). This...

18/12/2025