News

What are carbon sinks?

A carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases.

European forests are currently a net carbon sink as they take in more carbon than they emit. In climate negotiations, this temporary...

01/11/2016

Films

LULUCF an introduction

What is LULUCF?

Watch this clear and informative video to understand what Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry is about. This video explains why forests can not be used as an excuse to avoid reducing emissions from agriculture,...

21/10/2016

Blogs

Sweden: Saving nature by destroying it?

In Dalarna, Sweden’s reputation for protecting nature and promoting sustainable forestry might appear well justified. 

Unbroken rows of pine forests, glimmering lakes and jutting mountain ranges dominate a landscape in which...

20/10/2016

Press Releases

People across globe tell European Union: New bioenergy policies must protect climate, crops, forests

At a time when EU’s taxpayers are funding bioenergy projects that are worsening global warming and destroying forests, this press release shows how an international day of action on bioenergy galvanised environmentalists and...

20/10/2016

International Criminal Court’s new focus must ensure EU companies tread lightly

In a move that could have profound implications for some EU companies, the International Criminal Court (ICC) recently announced that it is now assessing crimes against humanity in a broader context. The Office of the Prosecutor,...

13/10/2016

Trade rules undermine action to address climate change

As countries take action to protect the climate, conflicts between trade rules and climate goals will escalate, concludes “The Climate Cost of Free Trade,” a September 2016 report by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade policy....

13/10/2016

LULUCF proposal in the hands of Parliament now

NGOs welcomed the release of the European Commission’s proposal for a Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation, as an improvement on existing rules, despite concerns that it reduces overall ambition. NGOs,...

13/10/2016

News in brief October 2016

Systemic illegalities persist in the Republic of Congo’s (RoC) forest sector, despite the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT VPA) it signed with the EU to combat illegal timber trade. The RoC’s Independent Monitor of the...

13/10/2016

Films

How UN aviation deal is cheating the climate

29/09/2016

EU banks lend money to alleged land-grabbers

Banks based in the European Union are major funders of companies at high risk of involvement in land-grabbing and deforestation, according to new research by Fern. 

The study examines the sources of finance of 23 large companies...

14/09/2016