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A solid starting point for sustainability and an EU-Indonesia FTA

The draft interim report of the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) for the EU-Indonesia Free Trade negotiations (FW 237) places a strong emphasis on the lessons to be learned from the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and...

18/10/2018

Films

How to stop trade agreements from damaging forests and peoples' rights

The EU has made strong commitments to mitigate climate change, stop deforestation and respect human rights, including community rights to land. But they are at risk being undermined by trade agreements the EU is currently...

17/10/2018

Blogs

Could EU-Indonesia free trade deal end palm oil conundrum?

As a new round of free trade negotiations between the European Union and Indonesia begins in Brussels, improving forest governance should be central to any agreement.

Palm oil has had a lot of bad press. Shocked by numerous land...

10/07/2018

Blogs

Blog: Trading in incoherence? EU trade policy needs improving to give forests, communities and the climate a fair chance

When it comes to global trade, it is difficult to overestimate the EU’s importance. It is the world’s second largest importer (after the US), and the second largest exporter (after China), and has an overall share of world trade...

26/06/2017