Publications & Insight

News

Chocolate companies and MEPs call for EU due diligence regulation

Chocolate companies and the European Parliament are on the same page when it comes to corporate due diligence.

10/04/2019

News

Historic legal win against corporate bullying in Paris

French company Bolloré loses palm oil defamation case on appeal; the case highlights the community struggle against corporate heavyweights – and why voluntary standards don’t work.

10/04/2019

Forest governance, News

EU Development Budget: will the Council build on Parliament’s bold stance?

The European Parliament has given unambiguous support to the climate and the environment. Now Member States must follow suit.

10/04/2019

News

50+ forest experts and NGOs ask EU candidates to stand for forests

Ahead of European elections, the Forest Pledge is a reminder of what truly counts.

10/04/2019

Reports

Bringing community forestry to the next level: A review of European support in the Congo Basin

In the past two decades, community forestry has yielded uneven results in the Congo Basin. The initial goal - enabling local communities to benefit directly from forest management - is not yet a reality. Problems include uneven...

02/04/2019

Forest governance, NGO Statements

Compromiso con la protección de los bosques

Imagina un mundo sin bosques…

En 2017 perdimos más árboles tropicales que en casi cualquier otro año registrado, y esto ha sido en parte causado por la inversión de la UE en importaciones de madera, aceite de palma, soja, carne...

21/03/2019

News

In memory of our partner Patrice Passe Sanand

Fern is deeply saddened by the passing of Patrice Passe Sanand, former coordinator of the platform for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment (GDRNE), which took place on Saturday 16 March 2019 in Bangui,...

21/03/2019

Blogs

Greta’s message is clear: don’t keep calm and don’t carry on

Forests can help safeguard our children’s futures

15/03/2019

Reports

Community forestry in Liberia

In a world where communities have less access and ownership to land and forests, what happens when forests are too small to commercially log?

This report documents three community stories, showing how they have tried to benefit...

13/03/2019

NGO Statements

How the European Union should step up action against deforestation - Fern's submission to the EU Consultation on deforestation

In December 2018, the European Commission announced plans to “step up European Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation”.  A new Commission Communication is foreseen in the second quarter of 2019 to “develop a more...

12/03/2019