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France struggling to choose between being a climate leader and burning biomass

The French Government is expected to decide in March 2019 whether to convert the Cordemais coal plant to run on bioenergy. France pledged to close its coal plants by 2021, but as workers strike to protest the plant’s closure, the...

05/02/2019

News

European Commission launches consultation on deforestation

In December 2018, the European Commission published a long-anticipated roadmap  to “step up European Action against Deforestation”, followed by aconsultation on a coherent approach to deforestation and agricultural expansion, open...

05/02/2019

Reports

EU forests in danger: Forest protection starts in our backyard

Trees cover 182 million hectares of the EU. That’s six times the size of Italy. Yet as this report shows, European Union (EU) forests are under threat, and rapid and committed action is required to save them. We all - citizens,...

05/02/2019

Blogs

Deep in Denial

When the head of the WTO says trade does not impact the environment we should all be worried.

05/02/2019

Briefing Notes

Forests in the EU’s Long-term climate strategy

Thirty-eight per cent of the European Union (EU) is covered by forests. They contribute to life and well-being, give children a place to play and dream, and parents a place to walk and talk. They contribute to Gross Domestic...

31/01/2019

News

POR QUÉ DEBE APOYAR UNA NUEVA LEY EUROPEA PARA COMBATIR LA DEFORESTACIÓN MUNDIAL

Desde el 14 de enero de 2019 hasta el 25 de febrero de 2019, la Comisión Europea abrió una consulta sobre la mejor manera de intensificar la acción de la UE contra la deforestación. Los resultados de dicha consulta informarán la...

30/01/2019

Blogs

Paper – the forgotten forest commodity

As the world awakes to the threat posed by palm oil and soy to our forests, it’s in danger of overlooking how paper and packaging drives industrial logging, mis-shapes millions of hectares of forest landscapes and creates...

21/01/2019

Blogs

How Germany can break the link between EU meat consumption, deforestation and human suffering

Farming is the planet’s biggest driver of deforestation, and beef and soya production the prime culprits. The lion’s share of deforestation caused by these commodities is in Latin America, and Germany’s responsibility is considerable.

17/01/2019

Films

What is bioenergy? A global problem

Bioenergy may sound green, but it often means burning forests for energy. This is neither sustainable nor climate-friendly. Burning wood releases carbon dioxide, just like burning coal, but felling forests to feed the furnaces...

11/01/2019

Blogs

Increased clearcutting in Lithuania’s Natura 2000 sites demands a rapid response

A fight is heating up in Lithuania over government-authorised clearcutting in national and regional parks, many of which are also protected under the Natura 2000 network. 

The conflict began more than a year ago: the Seimas,...

18/12/2018