Publications

Lessons learned from funding for FLEGT

Briefing Notes

Lessons learned from funding for FLEGT

This briefing note provides useful suggestions for civil society with regards to applying for funding to work on FLEGT. It is based on lessons learned from past experiences as well as direct inputs from the donors themselves. The ...

16/10/2012

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Forest Stands: How new EU trade laws help countries protect both forests and peoples

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Forest Stands: How new EU trade laws help countries protect both forests and peoples

This report charts the progress being made by the VPAs in encouraging forest reform and improved social justice in forests. It suggests that, while progress has not been universal — and forest exploiters are adept at finding the...

09/10/2012

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Central African Republic civil society counterbrief

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Central African Republic civil society counterbrief

On 21 December 2010 the government of the Central African Republic  and the European Union signed a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement  to tackle illegal logging. This briefing presents...

25/07/2012

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Local Civil Society Organisations join EU battle against illegal logging

Briefing Notes

Local Civil Society Organisations join EU battle against illegal logging

This briefing note looking at what has been achieved so far by FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) finds that the EU has played a central role in ensuring various civil society groups are involved in the VPA negotiating...

20/07/2012

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Land Rights in Gabon, Facing Up to the Past - and Present

Reports

Land Rights in Gabon, Facing Up to the Past - and Present

This report by land tenure specialist Liz Alden Wily documents the tenure situation in Gabon to inform, among others, ongoing discussions concerning FLEGT and REDD in the country. It starts by taking a historic look at Gabon. In...

02/07/2012

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Banking on carbon markets: Why the European Investment Bank got it wrong in the fight against climate change

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Banking on carbon markets: Why the European Investment Bank got it wrong in the fight against climate change

This briefing provides an overview of the publicly documented involvement of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in support of failing carbon markets. It is based on a report by the organisations Counter Balance and Campagna per la...

18/01/2012
Statement from NGOs on the EU Ecolabel and Asia Pulp and Paper

NGO Statements

Statement from NGOs on the EU Ecolabel and Asia Pulp and Paper

In 2006 the EU Ecolabel was awarded to two brands of photocopy paper – Golden Plus and Lucky Boss – produced by the Indonesian company Pindo Deli, a subsidiary of APP. In 2010, FERN published EU Ecolabel allows forest destruction...

13/12/2011
Letter from Asia Pulp and Papers lawyer re: FERNs report on Pindo Deli

NGO Statements

Letter from Asia Pulp and Papers lawyer re: FERNs report on Pindo Deli

On 21 November 2011, FERN was sent the attached letter from APP's lawyers. We will not be removing the report EU Ecolabel allows forest destruction - the case of Pindo Deli from our site as we stand by the information in that...

13/12/2011
Why carbon markets will not deliver for Southern governments, forests and people

Briefing Notes

Why carbon markets will not deliver for Southern governments, forests and people

Many governments believe that carbon trading will provide substantial funding to protect or sustainably manage forests in their countries via proposed schemes to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). This...

26/11/2011

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¿Está REDDreadiness llevándonos en la dirección correcta?

Briefing Notes

¿Está REDDreadiness llevándonos en la dirección correcta?

En junio del 2010 el Accra Caucus sobre bosques y cambio climático publicó un conjunto de estudios de caso sobre los países que se estaban preparando para el programa de la CMNUCC de Reducción de Emisiones por Deforestación y...

16/11/2011

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