Publications & Insight

Will France deliver on CAFI?

All eyes are on France as it takes over the presidency of the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI). Launched three years ago to protect the Congo Basin forests and support stronger governance of its ecosystems, CAFI is facing...

01/03/2018

UK to stick with FLEGT and EUTR after Brexit, says UK Environment Minister

While the staunchest supporters of the United Kingdom leaving the EU continue to advocate for ‘slashing the EU red tape choking Britain’ – including scrapping basic environmental protections – a UK minister has pledged to...

01/03/2018

Forest Watch

Forest Watch 233 - March 2018

01/03/2018

Reports

Implications of new research for the IPCC 1.5°C special report, with a focus on land use

Interested scientists are currently invited to review the Second Order Draft of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on how to achieve the 1.5°C target. Assembled here are key findings from a number...

16/02/2018

Briefing Notes

EU consumption of cocoa and deforestation

Cocoa consumption is a major cause of deforestation – estimated to have destroyed an area of forest the size of Belgium between 1988 and 2008.

Other problems include endemic use of child labour, local tenure conflicts, and...

14/02/2018

Republic of Congo’s controversial road

The Observatoire Congolais des Droits de l'Homme (OCDH), one of Fern’s local partners in the Republic of Congo, has published a briefing note on the deaths of at least 100 indigenous children living in the Mbanza village inside a...

13/02/2018

Forest Watch

Forest Watch 232 - February 2018

07/02/2018

NGO Statements

NGO Statement calling on the Commission to propose an EU Action Plan

On February 7, NGOs sent an open letter to the EU Commission calling it on to commit to developing a formal action plan, including legislative measures, as soon as possible within the course of the coming months.Failure to act...

07/02/2018

What does 2018 hold in store for climate and forests?

The year 2017 was heavy with news of record high temperatures and forest fires, but also with international and EU policy developments on climate and forests. In 2018, the EU and other countries will have an opportunity to ramp up...

06/02/2018

The European Parliament on climate: Blow hot, blow cold

With regard to climate policy, the Parliament seems to have difficulty choosing whether to encourage its constituents or drive us to despair.On 17 January 2018, the European Parliament voted for language to increase the EU’s...

06/02/2018