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The EU in-fighting over the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), adopted in 2023 with overwhelming support in the European Parliament, continues.
Austria has led a charge to “stop the clock” on the legislation and “reopen” – i.e.,...
10/11/2025
Fern partner A Rocha Ghana sounds the alarm on illegal small-scale gold-mining that threatens communities, forests and water resources.
Ghana is struggling to control rampant illegal, small-scale gold-mining that is threatening...
The TFFF was meant to be a milestone in protecting forests, but it’s already in danger of being a damp squib. To fulfil its ambitions, Indigenous and local peoples must be given a central role, writes Tyala Ifwanga.
The launch...
In an open letter to the Delegates of the 30th United Nations climate conference (COP30), 49 NGOs from all around the globe highlight the crucial role that Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities play in...
07/11/2025
Ghana is the first country in Africa to be awarded a coveted FLEGT licence - seen as the gold standard in the fight against illegal logging. But will it be the last? Author and Fern board member Fred Pearce reports on how the fate...
04/11/2025
The European Commission yesterday proposed major changes to its landmark EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). These will now be discussed by the co-legislators in the European Parliament and Council.
Under the proposals, small...
22/10/2025
Brussels, 21 October 2025 – Today the European Parliament voted against a proposal for a Forest Monitoring Law that would have required EU Member States to monitor forests more regularly and report on them transparently.
Kelsey...
21/10/2025
According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, agricultural expansion causes 90% of all deforestation worldwide, driven mainly by the production of meat from grazing cattle and of soy sold as fodder for farmed animals....
15/10/2025
Reuben Sei Waylaun, Media and Communication Officer, Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), one of Fern’s partners in Liberia explains outcomes of a national consultation which defined the prerequisites for a strong,...
Despite long-standing concerns and warnings, in September 2025, the EU Commission and Government of Indonesia signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the product of nearly a decade of negotiations. Given the...
