Publications & Insight

News, NGO Statements

NGOs send an Open Letter to German Minister Habeck: "We must end EU incentives for woody biomass in energy production"

A coalition of 25+ NGOs wrote to Germany’s new Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck to end the EU incentives for woody biomass burning in energy production.

23/12/2021

Forest governance, Reports

FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements 2.0

A response to the European Commission FLEGT Fitness Check, and options for the future

16/12/2021

Reports

A Deforestation and Rights Observatory

A case study from Brazil

How the European Union can best integrate deforestation and rights violations data in its regulatory proposals

15/12/2021

Reports

What can the EU Forest and Rights Observatory learn from Brazil?

An EU Forest Observatory could play an important role in monitoring deforestation, human rights violations, and land use in supply chains of products and commodities such as soybeans and beef.

This summary report looks at what can be learnt from Brazil’s efforts and concludes with recommendations for the EU, including how to enforce the future Regulation on deforestation-free products.

15/12/2021

The EU Observatory's role in tackling global deforestation and human rights violations

What we can learn from Brazil

15/12/2021

Forest Watch 271 - December 2021

Examining the Commission’s proposed Regulation on deforestation-free products and what are Brazil's Mídia Ninjas doing in Europe?

14/12/2021

News

Ninjas take on Europe: "Bolsonaro is not a Brazilian problem, but a global one"

Brazilian social media platform 'Mídia Ninja' joined COP26 in Glasgow and have been on a tour of Europe ever since. So what did they find?

14/12/2021

News

Due diligence in the UK is coming down to the devilish details

The public still have time to insist on bold UK action to protect and restore forests worldwide.

14/12/2021

News

Commission’s proposed new Regulation means deforestation-free products may soon be on the cards

Some provisions in the Commission’s proposed Regulation on deforestation-free products must be strengthened, but its arrival is cause for celebration.

14/12/2021

Forest governance, Blogs

FLEGT: Back from the brink

The EU was about to discard its best weapon in the fight against illegal logging. Then civil society groups around the world pushed back. Marie-Ange Kalenga looks at a crisis that was averted.

09/12/2021