Publications & Insight

News, Forest Watch

Commission response urgently needed: A wall on the Polish-Belarus border threatens Białowieża Forest

NGOs, scientists and locals unite to oppose the construction of a harmful barrier in one of Europe’s last remaining old-growth forests. Built to stop 20,000 refugees, the wall is a symbol of Poland’s inconsistent migration policy.

31/03/2022

NGO Statements

Recommendations for the effective implementation of TSD Chapters

As a powerful trade player, and one that has developed strong and cooperative relationships with its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners, the EU is well placed to use its market power to improve the implementation and enforcement...

29/03/2022

FAQs

¿Cuáles son las causas de la deforestación?

El 80 % de la pérdida de bosques a nivel mundial se debe a la conversión de bosques en tierras agrícolas para producir los denominados «productos básicos de riesgo forestal», como la carne de vacuno, la soja y el aceite de palma, que se destinan en gran medida a la exportación.

28/03/2022

News, Blogs, Forest Watch

Safeguarding the climate and nature will help tackle future security threats

We are living in a time of overlapping crises. Action to avert the biodiversity and climate catastrophes are being stalled by the continuing coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine. This blog provides a Finnish perspective on how safeguarding forests can help tackle future security threats.

24/03/2022

NGO Statements

Open Letter: Include ambitious restoration targets in the EU Nature Restoration Law

An open letter to the Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, on behalf of environmental and social justice organisations in Sweden, Finland, Estonia and across Europe.

21/03/2022

Open letter calling on the UK government to ensure new laws on addressing deforestation cover all commodities

The UK Government has shown leadership on forests and land use at COP26, and in setting out a clear commitment to reduce the UK’s global deforestation footprint, as recommended by the independent Global Resource Initiative...

18/03/2022

Films

5 vacíos legales del Reglamento de la UE sobre deforestación importada

La propuesta de Reglamento europeo sobre productos libres de deforestación es un primer paso en la buena dirección para que la Unión Europea ponga fin a las importaciones de productos básicos que destruyen los bosques en todo el...

14/03/2022

News, NGO Statements

Rights-based NGOs urge the EU to ensure a smallholder-inclusive Regulation on deforestation-free products

Fern and four other NGOs have joined together to call on the European Parliament and Council to consider key recommendations for a just transition for smallholders, as part of the proposed EU Regulation on deforestation-free products.

11/03/2022

Briefing Notes

Six problems with BECCS

Updated in November 2024

The climate emergency is becoming a climate crisis. Years of inaction have meant that climate scientists and policymakers are no longer just discussing the need to reduce emissions, but how to remove...

11/03/2022

Forest Watch 273 - March 2022

Civil society stands together to support Ukraine as new crisis hits

04/03/2022