Publications & Insight

Events

What do Brazil’s election results mean for forests, rights and future EU-Brazil Partnerships?

When: 

Tuesday 22 November, 15:00 - 16:30 (Brussels - CET)

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Background:

Brazil has elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as its new President and the importance this has for the fate of the Amazon and the...

18/10/2022

Bolsonaro under scrutiny in The Hague for crimes against humanity, genocide and possibly ecocide

Jair Bolsonaro is finally facing global opposition to the destruction he has wrought, so why is the EU still considering signing the Mercosur trade deal?

14/07/2021

Fern position on the EU-Mercosur agreement

This EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement will increase trade in the agricultural products that are the main drivers of deforestation in South America. This is opposite of what needs to happen for the EU to achieve its commitments to...

27/01/2021

Briefing Notes

Évaluer l’impact de l’accord commercial UE-Mercosur sur les forêts et les populations qui en dépendent au Brésil

Les effets des accords commerciaux se répercutent sur les communautés locales, sur la vie individuelle des femmes, des hommes et des enfants, ainsi que sur les forêts et les habitats qui les entourent. 

Cette note d'information...

02/12/2020

Films

An activist’s guide to the EU

How does the EU impact the world and how can civil society influence EU policies?

The EU has a huge influence over the fate of the world’s forests.

Its trade deals, aid strategies, energy and climate policies, and imports of...

19/11/2020

News, Forest Watch

Can the EU-Mercosur agreement be used to stop Bolsonaro’s attack on forests and Indigenous Peoples?

Significant developments with the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement in recent weeks will reveal whether the possibility of the deal being placed in the deep-freeze is enough to unlock a change of course in Brazil. 

After the...

10/11/2020

News, Forest Watch

Mercosur disarray exposes EU Trade policy weakness

Germany has at last acknowledged that the EU-Mercosur deal is toxic, joining a growing number of Member States (Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) that have expressed concerns – and also revealing the...

16/09/2020

Films

EU-Mercosur trade deal: What does it mean for Brazil?

Brazil's environmental policies affect some of the world’s most important forests and can have a devastating effect on the traditional communities that live in and off them. This has a knock-on effect on the climate, our planet,...

02/09/2020

Press Releases

European Ombudsman: Commission must answer questions over failure to consider environmental, social impacts of South American trade deal

The European Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into the EU Commission’s trade agreement with the ‘Mercosur’ group of South American countries.

This follows a complaint from several NGOs alleging that the Commission ignored its...

10/07/2020

Blogs

Bolsonaro’s Brazil: A Pariah State?

Time overdue for the EU to end its role in Brazil’s environmental and social crimes  

01/07/2020