Publications & Insight

Forest governance, Annual Reports

Annual Report 2019

The world’s forests, and the rights of many who depend on them, remained under assault in 2019.

These attacks came from many directions: from the erosion of environmental and human rights protections in Brazil under President Jair Bolsonaro, to the Amazon fires; from the EU’s devastating bioenergy policy, to its raft of Free Trade Agreements with forested countries to increase our insatiable consumption of products that drive deforestation; from a lack of secure tenure rights for people depending on forests for their survival, to failures of transparency and accountability in the forest sector… 

23/06/2020

Forest governance, News

Rescuing Cameroon’s Ebo forest could provide testing ground for local land use solutions

Donors should take note of well-considered alternative to forest conversion.

10/06/2020

Forest governance, News

Germany’s Corona EU Presidency – what impact on the world’s forests?

Germany has a chance to raise climate ambition and shape three important relationships.

10/06/2020

Forest governance, News

In memoriam of Joseph D. Higgins

Joseph D. Higgins was born on 23 June 1969 to Dedeah Higgins and Martha D. Higgins in the Campwood Community, Grand Bassa County, Liberia. 

Joseph earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in General Forestry from the University...

25/05/2020

Forest governance, News

Forest defenders on the COVID-19 frontline stand ready to assist the global EU response

Peoples’ and the planet’s resilience can be enhanced by integrating the COVID-19 response with European Green Deal initiatives and prioritising the most vulnerable.

12/05/2020

Forest governance, Briefing Notes

European Green Deal must strengthen partner countries’ recovery from the COVID-19 crisis

Fern and 15 other NGOs working on climate, environment, human rights and sustainable development issues have released a statement on the EU’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. 

The statement welcomes EU leadership in supporting...

06/05/2020

Forest governance, Blogs

Indonesia’s response to coronavirus threatens to increase illegal logging

Perrine Fournier explains how the EU should react.

27/04/2020

Forest governance, Blogs

Liberia's Ebola lessons can help communities beat coronavirus

On March 16, Liberia’s first recorded coronavirus case was confirmed to be a government official who had just returned from the Green Climate Fund’s board meeting in Switzerland. The news sparked immediate recriminations. This was...

16/04/2020

Forest governance, Blogs

China’s forest footprint: Time for action on the ground

Christian Mounzéo and Essylot C. Lubala look at China’s new forest law and the practical results it may have in forested countries, such as the Congo Basin.

08/04/2020

Forest governance, News

How to improve forest governance in Republic of Congo

New reports indicate that forest governance has been improving in Republic of Congo, but further strides are needed.

08/04/2020