Publications & Insight

The EU’s new deforestation regulation faces significant challenges in Indonesia

As members of Indonesia’s Civil Society, we support the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) for its potential to improve governance, especially in the palm oil industry.

For the first time, the spotlight will be...

15/12/2022

Blogs

Indonesia’s response to coronavirus threatens to increase illegal logging

Perrine Fournier explains how the EU should react.

27/04/2020

News

Indonesia cites pandemic to set aside its commitments to FLEGT

Indonesia has seized the opportunity to set aside justice with claims about the need to protect its economy. There is increasing concern that this may mean danger for its people and forests.

08/04/2020

Reports

How to ensure FLEGT is a success: Make sure we stay the course

This January 2020 Fern and LoggingOff's update on FLEGT VPAs shows the support the process is still receiving from civil society, governments and the private sector. It is written by Civil Society leaders across Africa, Asia and Latin America and shows their enthusiasm for the process despite the multiple challenges. 

20/01/2020

Briefing Notes

Healthy forests = equitable livelihoods, inclusive development and a resilient climate

This briefing endorsed by Client Earth, the Environmental Investigation Agency, Fern, Forest Peoples Programme, and Transparency International details what the EU can do to ensure that healthy forests contribute to local...

04/09/2019

Reports

Deepening and expanding multi-stakeholder participation in VPAs to achieve greater impact

VPA update, June 2019

One of the unique features of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) – which form a key part of the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan – is that they allow a variety of actors (government, private sector, civil society and forest communities) to discuss how forests should be managed.

10/07/2019

Trade agreements and transparency: under construction – VPA update, December 2018

Illegal logging and the illicit timber trade thrive when legal frameworks, rights and benefits are unclear and complex to enforce. Transparency is therefore at the heart of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) and over the last...

04/12/2018

Rooting for change - VPA Update, June 2018

One year ago, forests and their crucial ecological and economic role were again at the forefront of the EU’s policy agenda. In June 2017, at the EU conference on illegal logging and deforestation, EU Commissioner for International...

10/06/2018

Reports

A year on from FLEGT licensing - VPA Update, November 2017

LoggingOff and Fern publish occasional Forest Watch updates detailing events in countries negotiating a Voluntary Partnership Agreement from a civil society perspective. In the November 2017 edition, the main article focuses on...

15/11/2017