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Pope Francis’s historic visit to Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, on 30 November 2015 is a powerful message to the international community to extend a strong hand to a deeply divided and torn country.
The Pope’s...
15/12/2015
The Netherlands has much to fear from climate change and rising sea levels, but is the worst-performing country in Europe on climate and energy targets – even bringing new coal plants into operation in recent years. Ahead of the...
With the critical support of the EU, a consortium of NGOs has set up a fund to protect and assist environmental activists and human rights defenders in four Central African countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon and...
Ten African countries have signed up to a project that aims to restore 100 million hectares of deforested and degraded land by 2030 – an area larger than Nigeria. The African Forest Landscape Initiative (AFR100) was formally...
Condolences: Fern is deeply saddened to learn of the deaths of several members of Maxime Kamegba’s family following the inter-communal clashes that erupted in Bangui, Central African Republic, in September 2015. Maxime is a highly...
Forests in spotlight as COP21 climate talks approach endgame
As the 21st UN Climate Conference reaches its final days in Paris, how is the outcome shaping up for forests? On Wednesday 9th December, the first text of the Draft...
10/12/2015
Forests barely feature in the draft text, but runaway climate change could devastate the forests which more than a billion people directly rely on for their survival. Forests also play a crucial role in regulating the climate....
07/12/2015
A report released today shows how the EU can include forests into its carbon cutting targets in a climate friendly way. The report by IEEP, commissioned by Fern, shows that the EU can include LULUCF in its climate and energy target in a way that incentivises action in LULUCF without reducing ambition in other sectors.
01/12/2015
2015 is Fern’s 20th year of campaigning and to mark the occasion we have released a short film in which we give our staff, board and partners the opportunity to tell the story of Fern. We hope you enjoy watching it and continue to...
The long-delayed European Court of Auditors (ECA) report on the FLEGT Action Plan omitted key information but contained some welcome recommendations. Released on 22 October 2015, the ECA report described FLEGT as “innovative” but...
15/11/2015
