Publications & Insight

Briefing Notes

Letting trees age: an effective climate strategy

French forests are currently at a crossroads. Ever since the 2007 Grenelle Environment Forum, France, like many European countries, has allowed industrial wood energy projects to proliferate. Now the urgent need to deal with the...

14/07/2020

Press Releases

Provedor de Justiça Europeu: Comissão precisará responder por que não considerou os impactos ambientais e sociais do acordo comercial sul-americano

O Provedor de Justiça Europeu abriu um inquérito sobre o acordo comercial da Comissão da União Europeia com o grupo "Mercosul" de países da América do Sul. 

O inquérito foi aberto em resposta a uma queixa apresentada por diversas...

10/07/2020

Forest Watch

Forest Watch 257 - July 2020

Is burning biomass finished in the Netherlands, Indonesia-EU trade and more…

09/07/2020

Blogs

COP26 must insist on the right solutions for people and nature

Climate urgency requires that Parties avoid the carbon market pitfalls and focus on protecting and restoring nature.

09/07/2020

News

Black Lives Matter: Listening to those on the front-line

Fern has compiled a list of material on equity and inclusion, which helps inform and guide our work. We hope it will also benefit others.

09/07/2020

News

Public debate on biomass reaches critical mass in the Netherlands

Public opposition to biomass burning is based on a variety of negative impacts.

09/07/2020

News

An update on the Indonesia-EU trade agreement

Indonesia and EU negotiators are continuing trade discussions. The EU must ensure respect for human rights and environment.

09/07/2020

News

As the EU moves towards due diligence in supply chains, can we ensure communities are heard?

Can momentum for cleaning up the EU’s supply chains avoid reinforcing the injustices that helped to cause the problem?

09/07/2020

Events

Ending imported destruction: How EU due diligence regulations could protect forests and people

Read the full report of the event

Fern and the Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) Working Group of the European Parliament, a cross-party group of Members if the European Parliament (MEPs), co-organised the event to discuss...

03/07/2020

FAQs

Can tree planting solve climate change?

Tree planting schemes have always been popular, but never more so than today, where they are frequently promoted as a proposed solution to the climate crisis. There is a long, painful history of bad tree plantation projects,...

01/07/2020