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2011 demonstrated just how unfit for purpose the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) really is. At the start of the year, trading in the schemes’ carbon allowances was paralysed for several weeks when a series of thefts exposed the EU ETS’ vulnerability to fraud, theft and malpractice...
20/06/2011
FERN has been facilitating meetings of the Forest Movement Europe (FME) since 1995. The FME is an informal network of NGOs working on forests from a social and environmental justice perspective. The meetings are intended to be an informal gathering and a place in which strategies can be openly shared. Annual meetings are regularly attended by representatives from up to 45 different organisations. Each year a partner organisation hosts the event, and in 2010 it was organised by ARA www.araonline.de. ARA works on projects for environmentally and socially equitable development.
20/06/2010
Although FERN’s overall goals of social and environmental justice still feel distant, there were clear successes along the journey such as the UK following Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium in committing to include social criteria in its procurement policy and the conclusion of the second Voluntary Partnership Agreement in the Republic of Congo.
20/06/2009
There were some exciting moments and campaign successes last year, such as the signing of the first Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement; and the October decision by German, Austrian and Swiss ECAs to begin the official process of withdrawing financial support for the controversial Ilisu Dam in Turkey. The move follows years of campaigning by the European Export Credit Agency (ECA) Reform Campaign, facilitated by FERN, to pressure European ECAs to withdraw. More successes and the details of the challenges we face are outlined throughout this report.
20/06/2008
Welcome to FERN’s new look annual report for 2007, we hope it will give you a clear overview of who we are, how we work, what we aim to achieve and our successes throughout the year. It highlights how we have successfully built on the strong position we were in at the end of 2006 and increased our audience, grown our networks, but most importantly had some real concrete campaign successes that will improve the lives of forest peoples.
20/06/2007
In 2006 we have been able to exploit our position as a well respected EU-wide voice on aid, trade and forest issues to effect real change with tangible impacts on the world’s forests and forest peoples. We successfully raised awareness on export credit agencies at the EU. Thanks to FERN’s work, export credit agencies are now scrutinised for their approach to environmental and social issues.
20/06/2006
As in previous year our work centred on five campaign areas: Climate Change; Forests
and Biodiversity; Trade and Investment; Forest Peoples’ Rights and Development Aid.
Within these five areas we carried out the following campaigns in 2005: Export Credit Agencies, Illegal logging, Forest certification (including timber procurement, Climate change, EC development aid, United Nations forum on forests and European forests.
20/06/2005
FERN works to create real change in the policies and practices of the EU, specifically those that impact on forests and forest peoples’ rights globally. We work closely with environmental groups and social movements world-wide and are connected with and motivated by their concerns – from locally-based struggles for rights to national or regional campaigns against destructive practices, such as large-scale industrial logging, mining and large dams...
20/06/2004
Now almost ten years in existence, FERN has clearly emerged as an organisation that is internationally respected – both by its partner NGOs and by the EU institutions it seeks to influence. And following calls for ‘more please’ from those who have come to value FERN’s astute political analysis and strategic co-ordination, 2003 has proved to be another busy and productive year.
Continuing to focus on its core activities of finding out what’s really going on, letting the right people know and bringing disparate groups together on common issues, FERN has had a good deal of success in 2003.
20/06/2003
The ‘impossible dream’ of reversing the forest crisis is the inspiration behind FERN’s mission. By the end of 2002 FERN’s team had tackled an ambitious work programme that included researching forest policy and practice, informing EU politicians and officials on the need for change, illustrating arguments with practical examples and – last but not least – acting as a facilitator for people and organisations from the South and East who want to present their cases to the EU institutions...
20/06/2002
