Publications & Insight

Forest Watch 263 - March 2021

The latest news in Mercosur, due diligence, carbon dioxide removals and the EU Trade Policy Review

03/03/2021

Carbon dioxide removal: trade-offs, governance gaps and irretrievable risk

As uncertainty surrounds what is meant by carbon dioxide removal, separate targets for actual emissions reductions and carbon removals are crucial to achieve the 2050 climate target.

03/03/2021

EU Trade Policy Review lacks the teeth to make trade sustainable

The first trade and sustainable development dispute panel decision exposes the limits of sustainable development chapters in trade agreements.

03/03/2021

Corporate due diligence: We are all concerned

A French civil court reminds us that the EU must prioritise a broad, enforceable approach to due diligence because society as a whole is affected.

03/03/2021

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: No ‘additional declaration’ can fix it

European institutions must stop trying to fix the trade deal by increments, while Brazil’s government takes a scorched-earth approach to human rights and environmental protections.

03/03/2021

FAQs

Why is it important to fight illegal logging? - FAQ

What are the causes of illegal logging? 

Illegal logging occurs when timber is harvested, transported, processed, bought or sold in violation of national or international laws.  

It is driven by  demand for timber, paper and...

01/03/2021

News

188 groups say it’s time to ‘make the throw-away go away’

Before the 1950s and 60s, the majority of the products we produced and consumed were built to last. Milk bottles made of glass were returned and sterilized for re-use, restaurants offered ceramic plates and stainless-steel cutlery...

17/02/2021

Reports

COVID, forests and forest peoples: The implications of the pandemic for forest campaigns.

This is a paper exploring COVID-19’s impact on the work of those trying to protect forests and forest peoples. 

The paper investigates the links between forests and various aspects of pandemic recovery—from the prevention of...

16/02/2021

News

Republic of the Congo: Forest code and climate plans are both a cause for hope

Under discussion since 2011, the new Forest Code aims to strengthen forest management and the forest timber sector, whilst improving governance and transparency, fighting deforestation, and advancing local communities’ rights in...

10/02/2021

News

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Indigenous rights law inches forward and CSOs weigh in ahead of COP26

A proposed law to protect the rights of the Indigenous Pygmy Peoples, intended to redress the discrimination they have faced when protecting their culture and to strengthen their contribution to sustainable management of forests,...

10/02/2021