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L’accord de CAFI pourra-t-il sauver les forêts du Congo ?

Le 3 septembre 2019, le président français Emmanuel Macron (au nom de CAFI, dont la France assure la présidence cette année) et le président de la République du Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, ont signé un accord déterminant de 65...

18/09/2019

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Europeans must face their own role in the destruction of the Amazon

Images of the Amazon burning have caused global alarm. They have also, say observers, triggered a response unparalleled in the history of the politics around climate change: the setting of international red lines on environmental destruction.

06/09/2019

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Draft Decree of Vietnam’s timber legality system lacks teeth says the Vietnamese NGO FLEGT network

Vietnam’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU) is designed to end the illegal timber trade by tackling its root causes. At its heart is a commitment to adopt a robust timber legality assurance system,...

11/07/2019

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Un trésor vert en danger : A qui la faute ?

En Afrique centrale, la République du Congo abrite une partie de la deuxième forêt tropicale humide au monde. Le pays est souvent considéré comme un « laboratoire » de par le nombre d’initiatives qu’il met en œuvre pour gérer de...

10/07/2019

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Finland’s forestry myth undermines its radical climate ambition

The next EU presidency wants to drive the climate agenda, but its forestry industry is bad for carbon emissions, biodiversity and its indigenous Sámi people

09/07/2019

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La perte de forêts, un drame pour les femmes et les enfants

La perte de forêts est un problème mondial qui nous touche tous de par son impact sur les moyens de subsistance et le changement climatique. Cependant, les femmes et les enfants en subissent les conséquences de manière disproportionnée.

29/05/2019

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Beyond Sibiu. Here's why EU leaders must think about forests.

As various heads of government gather today in Sibiu, Romania for the final EU summit before this month’s European elections, there’s one piece of news that they - and all of us - should contemplate. Humans are driving one million...

09/05/2019

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Using trees for cover

We mustn’t be fooled by fossil fuel giants’ latest offset plans.

Momentum for action on the climate emergency has appeared unstoppable in recent weeks.

Extinction Rebellion activists brought key parts of London to a standstill. ...

30/04/2019

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Vietnam VPA at a milestone as it receives government approval

Guest Blog by Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) Vietnam

25/04/2019

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Primeval forests may have won in Slovakia’s election

Slovakia’s recent vote slows the spread of populism and offers hope for the nation’s primeval beech forests.

10/04/2019