Publications & Insight

Briefing Notes

Using tariffs to incentivise sustainable palm oil

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This briefing is also available in Bahasa Indonesia.

The European Union (EU) and Indonesia have been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), known as the Comprehensive Economic...

03/02/2022

Forest Watch

EU enforcement is overdue: Destruction of Romania’s Natura 2000 primary and old-growth forests continues

Two years after the Commission initiated infringement proceedings, logging in Romania’s high biodiversity value forests is increasing.

02/02/2022

Will a malfunctioning satellite spell trouble for forests?

Satellite monitoring is an increasingly important part of efforts to tackle deforestation, but what happens when satellites fail?

02/02/2022

Forest Watch

Is the EU poised to improve public financing of forest management?

If MEPs and Member States can withstand the bioenergy lobby’s onslaught, the Fit for 55 climate package could finally bring meaningful changes to the EU’s forest policies. 

02/02/2022

Forest governance, Forest Watch

EU Africa Summit: Time for a Greener, Fairer Deal with Africa

The needs of those whose lives will be hardest hit by climate change and biodiversity loss must come before economic and geopolitical interests.

02/02/2022

Forest Watch

Indigenous organisations tell European policy makers to respect their land rights, or new anti-deforestation legislation is likely to fail

The Regulation on deforestation-free products should be based on international law and standards rather than a patchwork of producer-country rules.

02/02/2022

Forest Watch 272 - February 2022

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02/02/2022

News, NGO Statements, Press Releases

UE: Para terminar con la deforestación, deben protegerse los derechos sobre la tierra; Nueva norma debería proteger a comunidades que dependen de los bosques

La emblemática norma de la Unión Europea contra la deforestación debe exigir a las empresas que respeten los derechos de las comunidades tradicionales sobre sus territorios o, de lo contrario, corre riesgo de incumplir sus objetivos, manifestaron en el día de hoy más de 191 organizaciones indígenas, ambientales y de derechos humanos de 62 países en una carta abierta a los responsables de políticas de la UE.

27/01/2022

Films

Video: Managing forests for the FUTURE: the benefits of close-to-nature forestry

"It's common sense": Why close-to-nature forestry is better for the climate, the economy, food systems and more

24/01/2022

Blogs

2022 - What to watch for in the EU forest world

For decades, Fern and partners have campaigned to strengthen the rights of forest peoples and protect and restore forests. There have been locust years, when things went backwards, and harvest years, when plans come to fruition....

10/01/2022