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In memoriam of Joseph D. Higgins

Joseph D. Higgins was born on 23 July 1969 to Dedeah Higgins and Martha D. Higgins in the Campwood Community, Grand Bassa County, Liberia. 

Joseph earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in General Forestry from the University...

25/05/2020

Blogs

Pushing EU trade in the right direction?

Perrine Fournier analyses the French-Dutch call for making trade more sustainable in EU free trade agreements.

20/05/2020

Press Releases

Biodiversity strategy: the European Commission lays the path for a greener future in the wake of COVID-19

The launch today of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy could be a landmark moment for European forests. As well as headline targets to protect land and sea areas, the Strategy foresees binding restoration targets and measures in 2021,...

20/05/2020

News

The EU must use trade levers to halt Brazil’s assault on forests and peoples

Lucas Santos Tolentino and Nicole Gérard explain the damage that could be done to the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil under cover of COVID.

18/05/2020

Blogs

Sweden: taking forestry back to the future

Sweden’s old growth and natural forests have been decimated in favour of monoculture plantations. But a new project might be the catalyst for revitalising the country’s forests, says Eva-Lotta Hultén.

13/05/2020

Forest Watch

Forest Watch 255 - May 2020

This changes everything: How COVID is affecting the fight for forests and land rights

12/05/2020

News

Estonia discards the impact assessment of its Forestry Development Plan

Civil society groups condemn Estonian Government’s support for unsustainable forest management practices and its rejection of the Forestry Development Plan impact assessment.

12/05/2020

News

UK: Debating due diligence in the current crisis

Real transformation of global supply chains is needed, and business and finance must seize the chance to redirect their practices – or be left behind.

12/05/2020

News

Scientists point to the links between destruction of biodiversity and COVID-19 outbreak

Solutions depend on us all – but decisionmakers with relevant portfolios must acknowledge the problem and its causes.

12/05/2020

News

DG Justice joins the due diligence debate on the side of mandatory rules

Mandatory sustainable corporate governance is continuing to gain traction at the EU Level.

12/05/2020