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In a letter to European policymakers, the VOCAL Network have expressed deep concern over recent delays and proposed alterations to the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), particularly discussions surrounding a...
09/07/2025
Governments are facing pressure to deliver on LULUCF targets, and the wood industry is aggressively marketing wood products as a climate solution, while paradoxically calling for the ambition of forest climate targets to be...
Good and bad news from Poland and rollback of forest policy continues
On 3 July 2025, Fern hosted a webinar focused on ongoing preparations for the EUDR as well as investment and outstanding asks from those in the wood supply chain.
Representatives joined from a wide spectrum of relevant...
03/07/2025
Proposed measures to unlock the full potential of the plant-based sector
In January 2025, 130+ organisations called on the European Commission to propose an Action Plan for Plant-Based Foods by 2026, as recommended by the...
30/06/2025
The year was defined by the rousing defence of essential policies protecting forests and peoples’ rights. Concerted attempts to sabotage the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) and the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the first law of its kind in the world, which had already been passed with a large democratic mandate, were thwarted by a constructive and inclusive global campaign. This Annual Report charts our response to these challenges.
26/06/2025
Will the EU’s carbon removals policy remove carbon from the atmosphere, or from forests and the land?
Urgent action is needed to ensure the upcoming EU carbon removal rules for biomass-based activities are cost-effective and do...
24/06/2025
The EUDR will enter into force at the end of 2025, following a one-year delay, but there is evidence that it has already triggered political efforts to better protect forests in tropical and EU forested countries.
This...
23/06/2025
A new investigation by forest NGOs Canopée and Fern has revealed that in just two and a half years, the European Commissions showpiece Nature Credits pilot project has destroyed 38 football fields of forests, including old-growth...
17/06/2025
Over 40 organisations from across Europe, including Fern, have expressed their deep concern regarding the proposals for ‘simplification’ of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) presented by the Ministers for Agriculture of...
16/06/2025
