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The EU is the world’s largest aid donor and a major political actor with a strong influence over global policies. The EU recognises civil society as an essential actor in policy making and implementation, specifically in the...
14/04/2021
The European Union relies heavily on burning forest biomass to achieve its renewable energy targets. This destructive burning has doubled since the early 2000s and has already surpassed projected levels. Half of all harvested wood...
13/04/2021
Intensive forest management is having devastating impacts on wildlife and biodiversity in the EU. This has increased since bioenergy was incentivised as a renewable form of energy under the Renewable Energy Directive. Scientists,...
12/04/2021
Discarding a decade of effort developing FLEGT licenses, or ignoring key land rights in EC proposals to fight deforestation won't keep forests standing
08/04/2021
The agreement innovates by linking tariff reductions to sustainability – but fails to integrate governance reform.
What is the point of an impact study carried out after the fact?
Only one of two important upcoming legislative initiatives is expected to integrate human rights. Both must.
Civil society organisations urge the EU to stay the course with visionary FLEGT programme
How can NDCs contribute to forest governance and resilient local communities?
31/03/2021
A new study reveals a significant increase in logging in Estonian Natura 2000-protected forest habitats, driven by the relaxation of logging restrictions in the country’s conservation rules.
Between 2008 and 2018, 1,663 hectares...
30/03/2021
