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Guest Blog: Campaigner Lindsay Duffield explains some of the challenges ahead to make sure the EU-Vietnam trade agreement doesn‘t undermine human rights or climate change commitments.
22/01/2020
Actualité des APV FLEGT - En janvier 2020, Fern et LoggingOff ont fourni de nouvelles informations sur les Accords de partenariat volontaires (APV) du plan d'action européen concernant l'application des réglementations forestières, la gouvernance et les échanges commerciaux (FLEGT) qui montrent encore aujourd'hui le soutien apporté par la société civile, les gouvernements et le secteur privé au processus. L'Actualité des APV FLEGT, écrit par les leaders de la société civile d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amérique latine, reflète leur enthousiasme malgré les multiples défis.
20/01/2020
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Cette note de décryptage de Coordination SUD et Fern analyse les nombreuses questions qui doivent être prises en compte pour assurer leur contribution optimale à la mise en œuvre des contributions déterminées au niveau national (CDN) des pays forestiers tropicaux. Il s’agit notamment du respect des droits et préservation des conditions de vie des populations locales et la protection et restauration de la biodiversité ainsi que l’amélioration de la gouvernance forestière. La gestion de ces défis nécessite une participation étroite de la société civile.
Scot Quaranda of Dogwood Alliance chronicles how Fern has protected forests and peoples’ rights from the heart of Europe for 25 years.
06/01/2020
In 2019, forests and forest peoples’ rights rose up the global political – and spiritual - agenda, and the EU made high profile commitments to protect forests abroad and at home as part of their European Green Deal. But will 2020 see such commitments turned into action? Here are five questions we hope to give positive answers to at the end of the year.
05/01/2020
Brussels – December 16: EU Member States have just released their official reaction to the Commission’s Communication on stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world’s forests. They “request” the Commission to...
16/12/2019
European Green Deal offers hope for the future of forests
12/12/2019
Fern campaigner, Marie Ange Kalenga was invited to produce a blog for Transparency International’s 20th anniversary. Beyond obvious criminal implications, corruption is an assault on people, forests and the environment. It can be stopped.
11/12/2019
On December 11, the European Commission, now headed by former German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen, published its long awaited proposal for a European Green Deal.
It contains two standalone forest initiatives as well as...
Estonian environmental NGOs have had enough of being outgunned as they stand up to a mighty timber industry and some of its powerful government friends. In November 2019, several environmental NGOs sent a letter to the Minister of...
