Publications & Insight

Bolsonaro under scrutiny in The Hague for crimes against humanity, genocide and possibly ecocide

Jair Bolsonaro is finally facing global opposition to the destruction he has wrought, so why is the EU still considering signing the Mercosur trade deal?

14/07/2021

Forest governance

Ghana: A new minister has boosted momentum for FLEGT licensing

In Ghana, long-standing roadblocks to progress on forest governance are now being tackled by a new Minister.

14/07/2021

EU should support national civil society call to strengthen Indonesian palm oil expansion moratorium

Indonesian NGOs propose that the palm oil moratorium is expanded and strengthened.

14/07/2021

Fit for 55 package – What does it mean for forests?

Today the European Commission released its revised 2030 Climate and Energy Package. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that burning forest biomass accelerates climate change and destroys biodiversity, the Commission ignored...

14/07/2021

Blogs

Forests are being threatened by industry-sponsored scientific confusion and short-term political thinking

Will the European Commission scrap public subsidies and regulations that reward the burning of forest biomass for energy, or give in to industry and several Member States’ pressure to keep incentivising forest destruction?

On...

08/07/2021

The draft EU Forest Strategy holds real promise, but can the European Commission stand up to the forest industry?

The EU Forest Strategy leaked in June 2021, appears to show that, rather than bowing to the logging industry, the European Commission is trying to steer a new path for forests, one where the EU is able to monitor forests and...

07/07/2021

News, NGO Statements

NGOs urged Commissioner Sinkevičius to keep rubber in the EU due diligence regulation to halt EU-driven global deforestation

A group of NGOs wrote a letter to European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to urge him to ensure that natural rubber is kept as a key forest-risk commodity in the upcoming EU law to halt deforestation and forest degradation driven by EU consumption.

01/07/2021

Forest governance

Progress towards strong forest governance in Voluntary Partnership Agreement countries 2018-2020

Tropical forests and those who depend on them are at greatest risk where their governance is weak. The Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) that the EU - and, post-Brexit, the UK independently - establishes with forested...

30/06/2021

NGO Statements

The Forest Strategy must support people, nature and the climate, and not bow to industry pressure

This is statement signed by four pan European networks and 67 organisations from 20 countries across Europe calling on the European Commission to ensure the Forest Strategy supports people, nature and the climate.

29/06/2021

Briefing Notes

A brief guide to the European Union

What is the European Union (EU), how does it work and, most importantly how can activists, civil society representatives and NGOs influence EU decisions and policies?

These are the questions answered by our new EU guide, written...

23/06/2021