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In the Central African Republic (CAR), hundreds of representatives from armed groups, political parties, civil society and the religious communities met at the Bangui Forum from 4 - 12 May 2015. The Forum, which received support...
26/03/2015
On 12 March 2015, the European Parliament strongly condemned Tanzania’s government for land grabbing, evictions and violence against its Maasai people. This follows on from the November 2014 tweet sent by Tanzania’s President...
Recently, we have seen the emergence of a grave new threat: Tropical forests are now being destroyed not so much for their timber, but to make way for commercial agriculture — driven by the insatiable demand of the “global north” for products such as palm oil, beef and soy. The consequences, both for the fight against climate change and for forest-dependent communities, are catastrophic.
18/03/2015
Released at the same time as Fern's new report Stolen Goods, this press release reveals that almost a quarter of the world trade in agricultural goods produced on land illegally cleared of forest is destined for the EU; the...
16/03/2015
12/03/2015
Supply Change, an initiative that keeps track of corporate and investor promises to end deforestation, will be launched on 25 March 2015. Forest Trends says it convened the project in response to the growing number of public...
04/03/2015
Recent support for the ‘net zero emissions’ target that has found its way into the negotiating text for a new global climate agreement should be reconsidered with greater understanding of the carbon cycle and with increased...
15/02/2015
Despite years of discussions about the dangers of genetically engineered trees, it appears that the US government has quietly approved unregulated cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) loblolly pines, the first GE trees in...
11/02/2015
European Union's action plan to stop illegal logging is the first to address the root causes, despite slow progress
03/02/2015
Civil society organisations in Libreville, Gabon, presented their concerns on 24 January during a press conference about a new Sustainable Development law, which was promulgated on 1 August 2014. The law, developed with support of...
24/01/2015
