Publications & Insight

The EU Regulation: A Liberian CSO perspective

On March 11 this year, Liberian civil society organisations working on land and forest governance took part in a one day forum organised by Sustainable Development Institutre (SDI) Liberia and Foundation for Community Initiatives...

23/06/2022

EU Deforestation Regulation must not ignore vital VPA lessons

Fern’s Congo Basin partners support the aims of the Regulation on deforestation-free products, but have serious reservations about its approach.

23/06/2022

EU Deforestation Regulation must follow international land and tenure rights standards

The European Union (EU) is the second biggest market for Brazilian soy, and a major importer of Brazilian beef and leather. These goods fuel deforestation – much of illegal – in Brazil. For example, cattle ranching in the...

23/06/2022

Press Releases

Commission’s trade sanctions proposal falls short

Today, the European Commission released a proposal for improving the implementation and enforcement of environmental and labour provisions in the European Union’s (EU) Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). For the first time, the...

22/06/2022

Press Releases

Nature Restoration Law offers hope for EU’s stricken forests

The European Commission's proposal for a new Nature Restoration Law sets ground-breaking, legally binding targets to end the spiral of destruction afflicting the EU's ecosystems, including its forests. For the first time, the...

22/06/2022

Annual Reports

2021 Annual Report

Fern campaigning is often behind the scenes and working towards long-term achievements. But 2021 was different, we reaped the results of seeds sown a decade ago or more.

Centre stage was a landmark proposal put forward by the...

22/06/2022

Palm oil production, consumption and trade patterns: The outlook from an EU perspective

Palm oil is used in nearly everything, from pizza, doughnuts and chocolate, to deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste and lipstick. It is also used in animal feed and as a biofuel, especially in Indonesia and the European Union (EU).

Unt...

15/06/2022

Forest Watch

Forest Watch 276 - June 2022

The EU inches towards genuine progress on LULUCF, while some Member States' forests have become net CO2 emitters.

13/06/2022

Forest Watch

LULUCF: Inching toward genuine progress

Plenary LULUCF vote in Parliament moves important issues in the right direction.

10/06/2022

Forest Watch

Worrying news from Finland's and Estonia’s forests

Recent data from Finnish and Estonian forests show how bad forest management can aggravate the climate crisis

10/06/2022