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A critical moment in the fight against deforestation

Blogs

A critical moment in the fight against deforestation

Shopping without helping destroy the planet can be bewildering. Now EU citizens have the chance to end the confusion, and protect forests around the world,

18/02/2019
Forest Watch 242 - February 2019

Forest watch

Forest Watch 242 - February 2019

European Commission consults on how to protect forests globally, but what about our own backyard?

05/02/2019
Ghana and FLEGT licences: Only technical steps remain

News

Ghana and FLEGT licences: Only technical steps remain

Ghana is poised to become the first African country and the second country in the world to issue FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) licences. Officials from the EU and Ghana’s Ministry of Land and Natural...

05/02/2019
ASEAN and EU create group to explore palm oil sustainability issues

News

ASEAN and EU create group to explore palm oil sustainability issues

Issues surrounding palm oil are increasingly causing division between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); therefore, at their 22nd ministerial meeting in Brussels, 21 January 2019, they agreed to...

05/02/2019
France struggling to choose between being a climate leader and burning biomass

News

France struggling to choose between being a climate leader and burning biomass

The French Government is expected to decide in March 2019 whether to convert the Cordemais coal plant to run on bioenergy. France pledged to close its coal plants by 2021, but as workers strike to protest the plant’s closure, the...

05/02/2019
European Commission launches consultation on deforestation

News

European Commission launches consultation on deforestation

In December 2018, the European Commission published a long-anticipated roadmap  to “step up European Action against Deforestation”, followed by aconsultation on a coherent approach to deforestation and agricultural expansion, open...

05/02/2019
EU forests in danger: Forest protection starts in our backyard

Reports

EU forests in danger: Forest protection starts in our backyard

Trees cover 182 million hectares of the EU. That’s six times the size of Italy. Yet as this report shows, European Union (EU) forests are under threat, and rapid and committed action is required to save them. We all - citizens,...

05/02/2019
Deep in Denial

Blogs

Deep in Denial

When the head of the WTO says trade does not impact the environment we should all be worried.

05/02/2019
Forests in the EU’s Long-term climate strategy

Briefing notes

Forests in the EU’s Long-term climate strategy

Thirty-eight per cent of the European Union (EU) is covered by forests. They contribute to life and well-being, give children a place to play and dream, and parents a place to walk and talk. They contribute to Gross Domestic...

31/01/2019
POR QUE APOIAR a uma nova lei européia para combater o desmatamento global

News

POR QUE APOIAR a uma nova lei européia para combater o desmatamento global

De 14 de janeiro de 2019 a 25 de fevereiro de 2019, a Comissão Europeia abriu uma consulta sobre a melhor forma de intensificar a ação da UE contra a desflorestação, a fim de informar a elaboração de uma nova comunicação que...

30/01/2019
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